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Would different points crown a different champion?

Keep the races. Change the rules. The 2008 title fight tells a different story.

As it happened2003–2009 rules · 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1
  1. 1
    Lewis Hamilton
    98pts
  2. 2
    Felipe Massa
    97pts
Recalculated1991–2002 rules · 10–6–4–3–2–1
  1. 1
    Felipe Massa
    83pts
  2. 2
    Lewis Hamilton
    80pts

Same results, all 18 races. Only the points system changes.

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How do your favourites compare?

SennaCAREER TOTALSProst
41Race wins51
65Pole positions33
3World titles4

Prost leads in wins and titles; Senna leads in pole positions.

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1950Giuseppe Farina
1951Who took the title?
1952Alberto Ascari
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