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If I led every race of the year, but the car broke down in every single one of them would it be true to say
a) I could have been world champion, but the car wasn't reliable enough
or
b) I should have been world champion?
I say a)
To say b) denigrates the achievement of whoever actually did it
The whole point of the championship is it reflects a season's worth of results
This debate reminds me of a football manager who loses 2-nil and then says afterwards "but we were the better team" - no they weren't - scoring goals is the objective - much like in racing it's winning races, scoring points that actually count.
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