Talk:Formula One drivers from Thailand

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most successful driver[edit]

I have removed reference to the "most successful driver" from the caption. The is completely just an opinion that Albon is the most successful, but in MY opinion Bira is "more successful" (which is equally irelevant to this article), but really this is comparing Apples with Oranges so I've removed it. If there are sources out there making this claim, feel free to put it back in. SSSB mentioned in Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Formula_One#Current_season_positions_in_"Formula_One_drivers_from_<country>"_articles that the reason for putting this was down to championship points but I think this is highly dubious due to how the points system has changed (Bira had 3 top 5 finishes, Albon has none), and also the fact that Albon hasn't even completed one season yet! You certainly couldn't argue that Jack Brabham shouldn't be described as Australia's most successful driver even though he scored fewer points than Mark Webber or Daniel Ricciardo... and of course if in a year or two Albon has won a few races or if he wins a championship he shouldn't be called the "most successful"! A7V2 (talk) 03:47, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm probably just going to remove the picture of Albon from the infobox anyway due to the discussion at WT:F1#Image but just to justify my choice a little further. Of course I wouldn't argue that Brabham isn't the most successful Australian because he won championships, more than any other Aussie. But here there is an absence of anything but points so therefore that would be taken into consideration.
SSSB (talk) 07:28, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen your edit removing the image. My point was more that there's no real reason to call either driver the "most succesful" since in this case it's just going to be a matter of personal opinion. I'd also argue that championship position is more important than number of points (which as you know, the points system of today greatly increases the number of points compared to the past), and Albon is currently 15th, while Bira's best was 8th in 1950. I could go on but it's just academic now as the picture and caption have been removed. A7V2 (talk) 11:37, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@A7V2: I understood your point and that's not why I removed it. It was removed per a separate discussion at WT:F1#Image. Completely unrelated to this.
SSSB (talk) 15:55, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I did know that... this is just going around in circles, let's leave it here! A7V2 (talk) 21:00, 22 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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