Fernando Alonso in the Box Seat, But the 2010 Formula One Battle Rages On

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Published: November 8, 2010

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There has never been a closer Formula One season than 2010. As we head into the last race there are still four drivers who have a mathematical chance of winning the driver’s championships, with first placed Fernando Alonso leading fourth-placed Lewis Hamilton by 24 points, with Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel in between down eight and 15 points down respectively.

Just in case anyone believes that this is a artifact as a result of the generous new points system, if we applied last year’s points system, we would still have a four-way battle with Alonso on 99 points, Webber 96, Vettel 94 and Hamilton on 92. Going back to the old-old points system (10-6-4-3-2-1) would see Hamilton drop out of contention, but still a three way battle.

Abu Dhabi will be fascinating. Last year Red Bull took out the race in a one-two finish with Vettel and Webber, but that was only after Hamilton was forced to retire from the lead with suspected brake problems. Alonso, then in a Renault, and Ferrari were both well off the pace.

But that was last year. This year, the permutations are combinations are enough to give a statistician a nosebleed and set their trouser trinkets into furious motion.

Most of the outcomes see Alonso winning, but if he were to fail outright and Red Bull pull off a Vettel-Webber one-two, we could see the two drivers tied for first and Vettel winning on a count back.

Hamilton is the wild card. While his chances of winning the championship are, let’s be honest, thin to the point of anorexia, he is in a terrific position to influence the outcome of championship. If he again qualifies fastest, as he did last year, all of Red Bull and Ferrari’s calculations will need to be redone.

If he takes pole and leads the race, he will—barring the Ferrari blowing up or crashing and everything else going to plan—effectively gift the championship to Alonso. Given the personal ani...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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