Yes and no. Mercs domination is less than Vettels in 2011 (and 2013) Vettel averaged 20.6 and 20.9pts per race in 2011 and 2013. Hamiltons on 18.6pts per race at the moment. Mercedes domination is probably bigger than Red Bulls ever was but the fact Mercedes have 2 battling drivers vs Red Bulls 1 means it's more 'hidden'
I was bored so I did this [TABLE="width: 1024"] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD="colspan: 15, align: center"]Points[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Position[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2000[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2001[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2002[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2003[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2004[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2005[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2006[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2007[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2008[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2009[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2010[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2011[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2012[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2013[/TD] [TD="align: right"]2014[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]1st[/TD] [TD="align: right"]108[/TD] [TD="align: right"]123[/TD] [TD="align: right"]144[/TD] [TD="align: right"]93[/TD] [TD="align: right"]148[/TD] [TD="align: right"]133[/TD] [TD="align: right"]134[/TD] [TD="align: right"]110[/TD] [TD="align: right"]98[/TD] [TD="align: right"]95[/TD] [TD="align: right"]256[/TD] [TD="align: right"]392[/TD] [TD="align: right"]281[/TD] [TD="align: right"]397[/TD] [TD="align: right"]316[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2nd[/TD] [TD="align: right"]89[/TD] [TD="align: right"]65[/TD] [TD="align: right"]77[/TD] [TD="align: right"]91[/TD] [TD="align: right"]114[/TD] [TD="align: right"]112[/TD] [TD="align: right"]121[/TD] [TD="align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="align: right"]97[/TD] [TD="align: right"]84[/TD] [TD="align: right"]252[/TD] [TD="align: right"]270[/TD] [TD="align: right"]278[/TD] [TD="align: right"]242[/TD] [TD="align: right"]292[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3rd[/TD] [TD="align: right"]73[/TD] [TD="align: right"]56[/TD] [TD="align: right"]50[/TD] [TD="align: right"]82[/TD] [TD="align: right"]85[/TD] [TD="align: right"]62[/TD] [TD="align: right"]80[/TD] [TD="align: right"]109[/TD] [TD="align: right"]75[/TD] [TD="align: right"]77[/TD] [TD="align: right"]242[/TD] [TD="align: right"]258[/TD] [TD="align: right"]207[/TD] [TD="align: right"]199[/TD] [TD="align: right"]214[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [TD="colspan: 15, align: center"]Percentage of 1st[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]2nd[/TD] [TD="align: right"]82.4[/TD] [TD="align: right"]52.8[/TD] [TD="align: right"]53.5[/TD] [TD="align: right"]97.8[/TD] [TD="align: right"]77.0[/TD] [TD="align: right"]84.2[/TD] [TD="align: right"]90.3[/TD] [TD="align: right"]99.1[/TD] [TD="align: right"]99.0[/TD] [TD="align: right"]88.4[/TD] [TD="align: right"]98.4[/TD] [TD="align: right"]68.9[/TD] [TD="align: right"]98.9[/TD] [TD="align: right"]61.0[/TD] [TD="align: right"]92.4[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]3rd[/TD] [TD="align: right"]67.6[/TD] [TD="align: right"]45.5[/TD] [TD="align: right"]34.7[/TD] [TD="align: right"]88.2[/TD] [TD="align: right"]57.4[/TD] [TD="align: right"]46.6[/TD] [TD="align: right"]59.7[/TD] [TD="align: right"]99.1[/TD] [TD="align: right"]76.5[/TD] [TD="align: right"]81.1[/TD] [TD="align: right"]94.5[/TD] [TD="align: right"]65.8[/TD] [TD="align: right"]73.7[/TD] [TD="align: right"]50.1[/TD] [TD="align: right"]67.7[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]
[h=3]BREAKING NEWS[/h] Posted at15:42Caterham, who are in administration and not present in Brazil this weekend, have launched a crowd-funding project in a bid to raise the £2.35m needed to get the team on the grid for the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi, the team's administrators have said. £2.35M from fans? good luck
Yeah, no, not f**ing happening. EDIT: At time of writing, they have over £100,000 from 121 backers. That implies all the rich people have already put their share in then...
£40 pound for a baseball cap? Not at the end of the season mate please log in to view this image How are they sold out of team gloves? who would want them? Overall though in all seriousness this looks like a good idea from their administrators.
If Marussia tried they would have made something out of it, because they were so popular. Caterham... no way. And interesting data there BLS. I assume low figures represent less competition?
David is getting so complacent with his commentating, he must have his head pointed at his phone all the time. People locking up and going off, massive oversteer moments and he is reading out somebodys tweet!!!!!!, or making a s**t joke. Only seems to respond when a Mercedes puts in a time, so frustrating. BBC buy some races back.
I have a dodgy feeling about Marussia like they are purposefully folding to avoid something... They will work out something to come back as Manor
Ooops! please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Also I'm fairly sure that truck being on track was a little naughty given whats happened... please log in to view this image