Alonso was 'Fired' and threatened with Legal action by Mclaren

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Originally Posted by ioan

What's an ex-world champion? A champions stripped of his titles?

All those who won a championship are champions for ever, unless their titles are taken away.

Having a new champion after every championship doesn't make the previous champion an ex-champion.

Just wanted to point this out.

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You are an ex world champion if you are not the current world champion :) Hope that clears it up :)

Man, aren't we discussing subtle things ;) :D

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Originally Posted by Daniel

You are an ex world champion if you are not the current world champion :) Hope that clears it up :)

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Nope. If you win the 2007 WDC, you will forever be the 2007 drivers world champion.

If you become the ex 2007 world champion, that must mean you have been stripped of your title.

Alain Prost is STILL the 1993 World Champion.

If that does not clear it up, then nothing is likely to.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Nope. If you win the 2007 WDC, you will forever be the 2007 drivers world champion.

If you become the ex 2007 world champion, that must mean you have been stripped of your title.

Alain Prost is STILL the 1993 World Champion.

If that does not clear it up, then nothing is likely to.

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You're being pedantic..... When you say F1 World Champion today you are talking about Kimi. If Lewis wins next year then Kimi will become the Kimi becomes an ex champion.

For instance McRae is called an ex WRC champion in this article.

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...012831,00.html

This use of the prefix is completely correct use of English.

When you call someone an ex-<insert term> doesn't mean they were never <insert term>

I have an ex girlfriend..... doesn't mean she was never my girlfriend. Just means she is no longer my girlfriend.

If that doesn't clear it up......

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Originally Posted by Daniel

You're being pedantic..... When you say F1 World Champion today you are talking about Kimi. If Lewis wins next year then Kimi will become the Kimi becomes an ex champion.

For instance McRae is called an ex WRC champion in this article.

http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/stor...012831,00.html

This use of the prefix is completely correct use of English.

When you call someone an ex-<insert term> doesn't mean they were never <insert term>

I have an ex girlfriend..... doesn't mean she was never my girlfriend. Just means she is no longer my girlfriend.

If that doesn't clear it up......

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And just who are you to lecture on language, you can not even get past themeats's user surname correct!!!

besides ex-means outside, and if he was 1993 champ and he is 1993 champ as long as he is not stripped of the 1993 champ title and he can he be the outside 1993 champ anyway.......of course I understand about girl friends, as there are inside girls and outside girls....

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Originally Posted by Daniel

no longer my girlfriend.

If that doesn't clear it up......

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I think you have used the incorrect analogy, and you've lost what point you were attempting to make.

So, now Kimi is the 2007World Champ, Nando is no longer the 2006 World Champ, is that what you are suggesting? Of course, Nando can't continue to be the CURRENT champ, because he didn't win it this time around, Kimi did.

But don't worry, this IS only a discussion after all.

Isn't it?

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Originally Posted by Daniel

When you say F1 World Champion today you are talking about Kimi. If Lewis wins next year then Kimi will become the Kimi becomes an ex champion.

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Strictly speaking Kimi is not yet World Champion. He becomes such when he is presented with the WDC trophy at the FIA's end of season prize-giving.

Former, rather than ex, is perhaps a better term for previous WDC's :dozey:

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Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1

Strictly speaking Kimi is not yet World Champion. He becomes such when he is presented with the WDC trophy at the FIA's end of season prize-giving.

Former, rather than ex, is perhaps a better term for previous WDC's :dozey:

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True :up: :) Former is probably a better way of putting it but ex is shorter and is commonly used and understood so it'll do for me when talking about non-current, former and ex-champions :p

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

I think you have used the incorrect analogy, and you've lost what point you were attempting to make.

So, now Kimi is the 2007World Champ, Nando is no longer the 2006 World Champ, is that what you are suggesting? Of course, Nando can't continue to be the CURRENT champ, because he didn't win it this time around, Kimi did.

But don't worry, this IS only a discussion after all.

Isn't it?

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Why are you debating an issue which doesn't exist? If you look through this thread you will see that the only one who thinks that ex-champion means that the person never was a champion is yourself. As I said refer to my ex-girlfriend/girlfriend example for a common use example of the prefix "ex". Please don't try and cause a fight with me for something I'm not trying to say.

Thanks

Daniel

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Why are you debating an issue which doesn't exist? If you look through this thread you will see that the only one who thinks that ex-champion means that the person never was a champion is yourself. As I said refer to my ex-girlfriend/girlfriend example for a common use example of the prefix "ex". Please don't try and cause a fight with me for something I'm not trying to say.

Thanks

Daniel

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No fight here Daniel.