2011 Australian Grand Prix championship points

28 comments on “2011 Australian Grand Prix championship points”

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   Icthyes (@icthyes)
   27th March 2011, 8:48

   I almost forgot about this silly points system!
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      Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
      27th March 2011, 8:57

      Agree with you there, it’s a bit shocking to look at.
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      Mike
      28th March 2011, 3:14

      Meh, least it’s 25 points for a win and not a gold medal.

      To be honest, I think we will get used to it.
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   RIISE (@riise)
   27th March 2011, 8:51

   Vettel’s first and only 25 point pick up =)
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      Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
      27th March 2011, 8:55

      Agree with you there, it’s a bit shocking to look at.
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         Alex Bkk (@alex-bkk)
         27th March 2011, 8:56

         That reply should have been to Icthyes
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            electrolite (@electrolite)
            27th March 2011, 9:11

            You’re not wrong though ;)
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   Eggry (@eggry)
   27th March 2011, 9:03

   Amazing Perez. He had Bridgestone alone for sure!!
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      US_Peter (@us_peter)
      27th March 2011, 9:07

      Yeah, great job all around for Sauber. 5th in the constructors at this early stage…
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      BasCB (@bascb)
      27th March 2011, 9:08

      LOL. Interesting choice to see him taking the 1 stop chance. He evidently showed he knows how to take care of the tyres.
      And nice moves to overtake in the end as well. Very impressive running.
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   Victor. (@victor)
   27th March 2011, 9:08

   My predictions were horrible.
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      Master firelee (@master-firelee)
      27th March 2011, 9:13

      I predicted Hamilton 2nd so how much points do I get for that.
      1. 

         luigismen
         27th March 2011, 18:05

         I did that too! had HAM for 2nd, I totally forgot how is the point system for the championship prediction
   2. 

      sebsronnie (@sebsronnie)
      27th March 2011, 9:36

      You are definitely not alone…
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   Stefanauss (@stefanauss)
   27th March 2011, 9:21

   Finally the story about Vettel leading the championship just once in his life + the occasion where he did is over.
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      Icthyes (@icthyes)
      27th March 2011, 9:47

      And yet he has still not won by making a passing move on the track. He hasn’t had to, but it’s still a niggling asterisk.
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         Stefanauss (@stefanauss)
         27th March 2011, 9:56

         You must have missed his pass on Button.
         Unless you meant a move that puts him in the lead, but i don’t see how that qualifies as “a great unknown”.
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            Icthyes (@icthyes)
            27th March 2011, 10:17

            Yes, a pass for the lead, like Alonso and Hamilton before him. I just mean that it’s an achievement to be unlocked (too much video gaming there).
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               Stefanauss (@stefanauss)
               27th March 2011, 10:32

               I don’t agree with you, but i see your point (it’s tastier to win that way, for the driver himself and for the fans), as long as you’re not implying that Vettel needs to prove himself any further by doing that.
               An overtaking for the lead is just more important, not necessarily harder and more challenging.
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            Ral (@)
            27th March 2011, 16:36

            He went off the track to complete it though. He was past when he went off, but would not have been able to make it stick without going off.

            Buemi wasn’t penalised for the same move, but I remember everything raving and ranting about how Raikkonen’s starts at Spa must be illegal because he went off track there. Surely the same must be said of this overtake.

            That said, it was a gutsy move and he was well within the limits of gentelmanly behaviour. Unlike a certain Mr. Barichello on Rosberg ;)
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               Stefanauss (@stefanauss)
               27th March 2011, 17:13

               I don’t think it’s fair to compare this to Raikkonen at Spa. KR at Spa didn’t even *think* of *trying* to stay on track, and the difference between what he did and what it was evident he would have accomplished not doing it was massive.

               Ok, Vettel’s is not the cleanest move ever, but at least he performed the main part of his overtaking move completely on the track. To me, it qualifies as “fair enough”.
               I also don’t think the rule can realistically say “don’t put your wheels out of track any moment during an overtake, or you should immediately give the position back if succeded”. It would probably mark the end of wheel to wheel fights, now that circuits have plenty of tarmac outside the track line and gravel is becoming more rare.

               If you ask me, as long as it’s not completely mental like Sutil/Badoer or KR at Spa, i’d probably be fine with it.
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         butterdori (@butterdori)
         27th March 2011, 10:13

         He doesn’t have to prove himself by passing if he is that fast
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            Jake
            27th March 2011, 14:05

            if his car is that fast
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   box this lap (@sebashuis)
   27th March 2011, 10:28

   Welcome Petrov a championship contender!
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   Himmat S.
   27th March 2011, 12:05

   What is Sakon Yamamoto’s name there?
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   James_mc (@james_mc)
   27th March 2011, 22:05

   Are the drivers with no points in the correct order? Obviously in the race D’Ambrosio was the last classified driver so he is in the correct place in the standings, but do the rest of the places just get put as equal/random? Is there no bonus for completing more laps before your car expired/was taken out?
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      Nick
      2nd April 2011, 16:58

      Yes, they are inccorectly ordered. Both Saubers should be at the very bottom due to thier unfourtunate DSQ at Melbourne. Then it is, as you say, based on laps completed.
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   Mike
   28th March 2011, 3:23

   Sauber lost a lot of points with the DQ :(

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