Drivers' World Champion in 2008

[Dave B]

1) Lewis
2) Kimi
3) Massa
4) Kubica

[Shalafi]

Kimi or Massa. They showed great speed in tracks that suit worse for Ferrari (Monaco and Montreal), so in my book that means a lot of 1-2 for Ferrari in coming races.

Like I said...

[jens]

If Ferrari remains so dominant on the next circuits too, then it would be extremely tough to prevent them from taking the titles. BMW seemed to be seriously struggling and even consistency might not help Kubica if he can't achieve podiums on merit.

[Shalafi]

If Ferrari remains so dominant on the next circuits too, then it would be extremely tough to prevent them from taking the titles. BMW seemed to be seriously struggling and even consistency might not help Kubica if he can't achieve podiums on merit.

Yeah, Kubica has the talent but BMW is not quick enough, Hamilton makes too many mistakes and Mclaren is not as quick as Ferrari in every track. So in the end it will be between Felipe and Kimi, unless other/both of them face constant bad luck.

[ten-tenths]

Yeah, Kubica has the talent but BMW is not quick enough, Hamilton makes too many mistakes and Mclaren is not as quick as Ferrari in every track. So in the end it will be between Felipe and Kimi, unless other/both of them face constant bad luck.

bingo

[jens]

Wow.
48-48-48-46. : We have reached the half of the season mark!
It's quite incredible that whenever it seems Ferrari is going to run away with the titles, they have a serious setback and others come back into contention.

Massa had an awful race at Silverstone, but this time let's try to look at the situation wider than with the attitude of driver is as good as his last race. He is still a joint WDC leader and whenever FM has been written off, he has made a fantastic comeback. What's gonna happen?

Räikkönen hasn't won a race for a while (since Barcelona) and considering he's probably still rated as title favourite, it makes you wonder, when will he reach to winning ways? And amazingly despite all the setbacks he is still in a very good position to become a champion.

Hamilton was written off after France, but has incredibly made a comeback.

A shame Kubica went off at Silverstone, he could have retook the WDC lead. Considering this is his first mistake of the season, which is less than his direct rivals, then maybe the Pole will be saved from heavy criticism at the moment. :

[DezinerPaul]

Ferrari will 1-2 the Drivers title and take the Constructors

[Ranger]

This looks like a low-scoring WDC! The best-placed man only has 48 after 9 races.
There really are no favourites I think. Hamilton seems inconsistent, BMW appears to be dropping and Ferrari are shooting themselves in both feet. Whoever fixes their respective woes first will win the title.

The only standout acheivement (not standout driver) in the season so far is Kimi's 6 consecutive fastest laps (from 9 starts). He looks like he'll break his own record of 10 FL's this year.

[jens]

Until Hockenheim I considered Räikkönen as the biggest title favourite despite all the ups-and-downs that have taken place during the season. But now... it seems like Hamilton is emerging as the main favourite.

McLaren has caught Ferrari in car development, if not passed. In addition McLaren's strong circuits should still come (Hungary, Monza, street circuits), which means that unless Hamilton cracks under pressure again he should have a very good chance (if McLaren keeps its form) especially if Ferrari guys continue taking points away from each other. However, safety car rule, unluck and other mess may turn situations very quickly and unexpectedly.

[ShiftingGears]

If it's possible to pick anyone at this stage, I'd say Hamilton.