Is there an echo in here? :p
Lewis: 9 podiums out of 9 races Kimi: 5 podiums out of 9 races. 1 retirement and 1 8th place as well. That should pretty much explain how 1 more win (3 vs. 2) shouldn't make you the championship leader. A smaller gap in points, yes, but not overall leader imo. Just give Kimi time and he'll be in the lead.
After European GP: New system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 70 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 68 points 3. Felipe Massa - 59 points 4. Kimi Räikkönen - 52 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 37 points 6. Robert Kubica - 24 points 7. Giancarlo Fisichella - 17 points 8. Heikki Kovalainen - 15 points 9. Alexander Wurz - 13 points 10. David Coultard - 8 points 11. Mark Webber - 8 points 12. Jarno Trulli - 7 points 13. Nico Rosberg - 5 points 14. Takuma Sato - 4 points 15. Ralf Schumacher - 2 points 16. Sebastian Vettel - 1 point 17. Jenson Button - 1 point Old system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 56 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 54 points 3. Felipe Massa - 45 points 4. Kimi Räikkönen - 43 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 20 points 6. Robert Kubica - 12 points 7. Alexander Wurz - 7 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 7 points 9. Heikki Kovalainen - 5 points 10. Mark Webber - 4 points 11. David Coultard - 4 points 12. Nico Rosberg - 1 point 13. Takuma Sato - 1 point 14. Jarno Trulli - 1 point With the old points system, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, and Ralf Schumacher would not have scored any points. Jarno would also be in last place with 1 point in the old system vs. 7 points today. Wurz and Fisi's positions would also be swapped.
Sorry for the late update. After Hungarian GP: New system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 80 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 73 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 60 points 4. Felipe Massa - 59 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 42 points 6. Robert Kubica - 28 points 7. Giancarlo Fisichella - 17 points 8. Heikki Kovalainen - 16 points 9. Alexander Wurz - 13 points 10. David Coultard - 8 points 11. Mark Webber - 8 points 12. Jarno Trulli - 7 points 13. Nico Rosberg - 7 points 14. Ralf Schumacher - 5 points 15. Takuma Sato - 4 points 16. Sebastian Vettel - 1 point 17. Jenson Button - 1 point Old system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 66 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 57 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 49 points 4. Felipe Massa - 45 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 24 points 6. Robert Kubica - 14 points 7. Alexander Wurz - 7 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 7 points 9. Heikki Kovalainen - 5 points 10. Mark Webber - 4 points 11. David Coultard - 4 points 12. Nico Rosberg - 1 point 13. Takuma Sato - 1 point 14. Jarno Trulli - 1 point 15. Ralf Schumacher - 1 point With the old points system, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel would not have scored any points. Jarno and Ralf would both be in last place with 1 point each in the old system vs. 7 and 5 points, respectively, today. The gap between 1st and 2nd is smaller with the new system, but the gap from 2nd to 3rd is larger in the new system.
Since the gap from second to third is larger in the NEW system, theis appears to not be in SF's favor as they are in 3rd and 4th.
McLaren is firmly in control of this season. Barring a series of catastrophic failures, I don't see them losing the WDC and you have to like their chances for the WCC, although mathematically Ferrari still has a decent shot (they can hypothetically out-score McLaren by 7 points each of the six remaining races)
After Turkey: New system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 84 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 79 points 3. Felipe Massa - 69 points 4. Kimi Räikkönen - 68 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 47 points 6. Robert Kubica - 29 points 7. Heikki Kovalainen - 19 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 17 points 9. Alexander Wurz - 13 points 10. Nico Rosberg - 9 points 11. David Coultard - 8 points 12. Mark Webber - 8 points 13. Jarno Trulli - 7 points 14. Ralf Schumacher - 5 points 15. Takuma Sato - 4 points 16. Sebastian Vettel - 1 point 17. Jenson Button - 1 point Old system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 68 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 61 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 55 points 4. Felipe Massa - 55 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 27 points 6. Robert Kubica - 14 points 7. Alexander Wurz - 7 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 7 points 9. Heikki Kovalainen - 6 points 10. Mark Webber - 4 points 11. David Coultard - 4 points 12. Nico Rosberg - 1 point 13. Takuma Sato - 1 point 14. Jarno Trulli - 1 point 15. Ralf Schumacher - 1 point With the old points system, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel would not have scored any points. Jarno and Ralf would both be in last place with 1 point each in the old system vs. 7 and 5 points, respectively, today. The gap between 1st and 2nd is smaller with the new system, but the gap from 2nd to 3rd is larger in the new system. Kimi and Felipe would be tied in points under the old system instead of Felipe leading by 1 in the new system. Heikki would stay behind Fisi in points under the old system instead of leading in the new system.
Constructors after Turkey: McLaren 148 , Ferrari 137. Old McLaren 115, Ferrari 110. In first system Ferrari has 92% of McLarens points, while in the second it is 95%.
After Monza: New system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 92 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 89 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 74 points 4. Felipe Massa - 69 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 52 points 6. Robert Kubica - 33 points 7. Heikki Kovalainen - 21 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 17 points 9. Alexander Wurz - 13 points 10. Nico Rosberg - 12 points 11. David Coultard - 8 points 12. Mark Webber - 8 points 13. Jarno Trulli - 7 points 14. Ralf Schumacher - 5 points 15. Takuma Sato - 4 points 16. Jenson Button - 2 point 17. Sebastian Vettel - 1 point Old system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 74 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 71 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 59 points 4. Felipe Massa - 55 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 30 points 6. Robert Kubica - 16 points 7. Alexander Wurz - 7 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 7 points 9. Heikki Kovalainen - 6 points 10. Mark Webber - 4 points 11. David Coultard - 4 points 12. Nico Rosberg - 2 point 13. Takuma Sato - 1 point 14. Jarno Trulli - 1 point 15. Ralf Schumacher - 1 point With the old points system, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel would not have scored any points. Jarno and Ralf would both be in last place with 1 point each in the old system vs. 7 and 5 points, respectively, today. The gap between 1st and 2nd is smaller with the new system (%-wise), but the gap from 2nd to 3rd is larger in the new system. Heikki would stay behind Fisi in points under the old system instead of leading in the new system.
After Spa: New system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 97 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 95 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 84 points 4. Felipe Massa - 77 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 56 points 6. Robert Kubica - 33 points 7. Heikki Kovalainen - 22 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 17 points 9. Nico Rosberg - 15 points 10. Alexander Wurz - 13 points 11. Mark Webber -10 points 12 David Coultard - 8 points 13. Jarno Trulli - 7 points 14. Ralf Schumacher - 5 points 15. Takuma Sato - 4 points 16. Jenson Button - 2 point 17. Sebastian Vettel - 1 point Old system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 77 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 75 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 69 points 4. Felipe Massa - 61 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 32 points 6. Robert Kubica - 16 points 7. Alexander Wurz - 7 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 7 points 9. Heikki Kovalainen - 6 points 10. Mark Webber - 4 points 11. David Coultard - 4 points 12. Nico Rosberg - 3 point 13. Takuma Sato - 1 point 14. Jarno Trulli - 1 point 15. Ralf Schumacher - 1 point With the old points system, Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel would not have scored any points. Jarno and Ralf would both be in last place with 1 point each in the old system vs. 7 and 5 points, respectively, today. The gap between 1st and 2nd is the same with the new system (points wise), but the gap from 2nd to 3rd is larger in the new system. Heikki would stay behind Fisi in points under the old system instead of leading in the new system.
After China: New system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 107 points 2. Fernando Alonso - 103 points 3. Kimi Räikkönen - 100 points 4. Felipe Massa - 86 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 58 points 6. Robert Kubica - 35 points 7. Heikki Kovalainen - 30 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 21 points 9. Nico Rosberg - 15 points 10. David Coulthard - 14 points 11. Alexander Wurz -13 points 12. Mark Webber - 10 points 13. Jarno Trulli - 7 points 14. Sebastian Vettel - 6 points 15. Jenson Button - 6 points 16. Ralf Schumacher - 5 points 17. Takuma Sato - 4 points 18. Vitantonio Liuzzi - 3 points 19. Adrian Sutil - 1 point Old system: 1. Lewis Hamilton - 87 points 2. Kimi Räikkönen - 83 points +1 3. Fernando Alonso - 81 points -1 4. Felipe Massa - 66 points 5. Nick Heidfeld - 32 points 6. Robert Kubica - 16 points 7. Heikki Kovalainen - 12 points 8. Giancarlo Fisichella - 9 points 9. Alexander Wurz - 7 points 10. David Coultard - 7 points 11. Mark Webber - 4 points 12. Nico Rosberg - 3 points 13. Sebastian Vettel - 3 points 14. Jenson Button - 2 points 15. Vitantonio Liuzzi - 1 point 13. Takuma Sato - 1 point 14. Jarno Trulli - 1 point 15. Ralf Schumacher - 1 point With the old points system, Jarno and Ralf would both be in last place with 1 point each in the old system vs. 7 and 5 points, respectively, today. Nico would be in 12th with 3 points in the old system vs 9th place in the current system with 15 points. Kimi would be in 2nd place under the old system vs. 3rd in the current system. The gap for Kimi would be only 4 points vs 7 today. Should be interesting to see how this turns out! Go Kimi!