Speaking of lesson. I have looked at the actual data for this season.
Check this out:
Australian GP
Winner: Fisichella, started on pole
Alonso: 3rd, started 13th!! Nice.
Kimi: 8th, 39 secs after Fisi, started 10th
Fastest Lap: Feminando
Malaysian GP:
Winner: Feminando, started on pole
Kimi: 9th, 81 secs after, started 6th
Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi had 3 pitstops (as the only driver) due to tech problems.
Note: Feminando gets victory on a silver platter.
Bahrain GP:
Winner: Feminando, started on pole
Kimi: 3rd, 32 secs after, started 9th
Fastest Lap: Pedro de la Rosa
Note: Feminando wins fair and square
San Marino GP:
Winner: Feminando, started 2nd
Kimi: He had pole position. Retired due to driveshaft problems.
Fastest Lap: Schumi
Note: Feminando gets victory on a silver platter.
Spanish
Winner: Kimi. Started on pole
Feminando 2nd, 27 secs after, started 3rd
Fastest lap: Fisi
Monaco
Winner: Kimi, started on pole
Feminando: 4th, 36 secs after, started 2nd
Fastest lap: Schumi
European
Winner: Feminando, started 6th
Kimi: 11th, started 2nd
Fastest lap: Feminando
Note: Kimi drives like a maniac and damages suspension on last lap.
Silver platter for Feminando.
Canadian
Winner: Kimi, started 7th
Feminando: Out with suspension problems. Started 3rd
Fastest lap: Kimi
Note: Kimi catches a break and gets victory on an old and worn bronce platter.
United States
Winner: Schumi
Rest retired.
French
Winner: Feminando, started pole
Kimi: 2nd, started 13 !!!
Fastest lap: Kimi
Kimi got penalty for engine swap.
Another silver platter for Feminando!
British GP:
Winner: Monty
Feminando: 2nd (started pole)
Kimi: 3rd, started 12 !!!
Fastest lap: Kimi
Note: Another 10 spot penalty for Kimi and another silver platter for Feminando
German
Winner: Feminando (started 3rd)
Kimi: Had pole position but retires with hydraulics problems!!!
Fastest lap: Kimi
Silver platter again for Feminando
Hungarian
Winner: Kimi, started 4th
Feminando: 11th, started 6th
Fastest lap: Kimi
Turkish GP:
Winner: Kimi, started on pole
Feminando: 2nd, started 3rd
Fastest lap: Monty
Summary:
Wins:
Feminando: 6
Kimi: 5
Fastest laps:
Feminando: 2
Kimi: 6
Poles:
Feminando: 4
Kimi: 5
Retired:
Feminando: 1
Kimi: 3
10-spot penalties due to tech problems:
Feminando: 0
Kimi: 2
Times Kimi had tech problems that caused Feminando to either advance or win:
6 !!! (Please count)
Times Feminando had tech problems that caused Kimi to either advance or win:
1
Of course, tech problems is part of F1, and you cant claim the title if your package doesnt work.
Vice versa you CAN claim the title if you are not the fastest driver, but your material lasts.
But I believe it's pretty clear that Feminando wouldnt have gotten to where he is, if Kimi's package hadn't been unreliable.
We're playingt the "what if"-game here...which is totally irrelevant reg the championship. What is done is done.
But if you look at the numbers, the poles, fastest laps and believe that most of Kimi's breakdowns were not caused by bad driving...and still believe Feminando is the fastest driver in F1 -....you have to be spanish!
If somehow it turned out to be Kimi's driving that caused all the breakdowns, I would call him a pretty bad driver and hail Feminando.
For now I believe Kimi has had bad luck and ONE case of seriously stupid handling that caused the suspension to break.