{"id":25326,"date":"2016-12-29T21:50:56","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T21:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=25326"},"modified":"2016-12-29T21:50:56","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T21:50:56","slug":"364-why-havent-i-written-about-the-end-of-the-formula-one-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasjpitts.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/29\/364-why-havent-i-written-about-the-end-of-the-formula-one-season\/","title":{"rendered":"364: Why haven&#8217;t I written about the end of the Formula One season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simply because I&#8217;ve been distracted by other projects&#8230; bits and bobs. And also because the shock retirement of Nico Rosberg soon after clinching his title came as a huge surprise. It threw the driver&#8217;s market into disarray. There still hasn&#8217;t been an announcement about Lewis Hamilton&#8217;s teammate for next year, but the strong rumours surrounding Valtteri Bottas&#8217; move and Felipe Massa&#8217;s U-turn from retirement don&#8217;t seem to be going away any time soon.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton won 10 races to Rosberg\u2019s nine, and secured 12 pole positions to his teammate\u2019s eight.\u00a0But in a championship fight, only one stat matters: points.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the season ended:<\/p>\n<div class=\"visualizer-front-container\" id=\"chart_wrapper_visualizer-25328-175086697\"><style type=\"text\/css\" name=\"visualizer-custom-css\" 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