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Since this topic has become more of a who deserved the title each year, I'm going to give my opinion on each title.
I've been watching since about 1987, regularly since about 1990 so everything before then is based on what I've read and seen. So here's my list who I think should have won:
1950 - Arguably should have been Fangio, especially when you include his non-championship results
1951 - Maybe Farina or Ascari deserved it more than Fangio
1952 - Ascari, although he did have the advantage of no Fangio
1953 - Ascari again, but we'll not truly know due to Fangio's DNFs
1954 - Reverse of 1952, lack of Ascari hangs question marks over Fangio's title
1955 - Fangio, no contest
1956 - Moss should have probably edged it
1957 - Close, perhaps should have been Moss, but I'd still pick Fangio
1958 - Moss, I'm happy Hawthorn won, but deaths and his attitude to his teammate's death marred it, especially as Moss protested the DSQ of Hawthorn which handed it back to him
1959 - Brabham proved consistency wins
1960 - And Bruce McLaren that it didn't as while he stood on the podium more, Brabham won more races and deserved it
1961 - von Trips deserved it and ripped the German dream of their first World champion, rather than European, from them
1962 - I think Graham Hill did ultimately deserve it, but Clark could have won it with a bit more luck
1963 - No contest, Clark
1964 - While I'm happy Surtees won, Clark should have walked it again and deserved it
1965 - Clark, again a no brainer
1966 - In a season where reliability was poor and accidents high, Brabham kept his car on the black stuff and at the front, deserved
1967 - Should have perhaps been Clark or Brabham, but Hulme kept scoring podiums as others DNFed so deserved it
1968 - Clark would have probably won it had he not had his fatal accident, that aside Hill deserved it of those remaining
1969 - Stewart definitely deserved it
1970 - Rindt becomes the first German born and posthumous WDC, would have won by a greater margin had he survived
1971 - Stewart shows like Clark how dominant a Scottish driver can be, well done
1972 - Fittipaldi drove well, others promised but failed to deliver
1973 - Close call between Fittipaldi and Stewart, but I think the better driver won
1974 - With no Stewart, Fittipaldi was the best driver, but Regazzoni was equally deserving that year
1975 - Lauda, but only just
1976 - Had Lauda not had his accident, he may have won but I don't think it was that clear as Hunt looked on the rise just before, but I'll still pick Lauda
1977 - Lauda, through consistency
1978 - Andretti probably deserved it more, but Peterson could have won it if he hadn't had his accident and if team orders (from what I can tell) hadn't affected certain results
1979 - Villeneuve probably deserved it more, especially with his pace and late season surge
1980 - Right man in the right machinery, Alan Jones, arguably the best driver of his era to develop a racing car for not only himself, but others
1981 - Prost, his car was far too unreliable, when he did finish he was never off the podium
1982 - Prost was again let down by reliability, I like that Rosberg won but it was by default
1983 - Piquet had far too good a car compared to the field, Prost should have probably won
1984 - Sorry to sound like a stuck record, and I am a Prost fan, but it should have been Alain again, Lauda had better reliability and just hung back and scooped up points when he didn't finish
1985 - With a better last few races, Alboreto could have snuck it, but Prost was probably still more deserving (especially when you consider his previous luck)
1986 - Tight at the top, but this should have been Mansell's first title
1987 - In the best package, this should have been Mansell title #2
1988 - Close season, under the 90s rules Prost would have won for finishing in the points more often, but Senna did deserve it
1989 - Prost, Senna seemed to think by this point Prost should move out his way and that attitude soured me to him especially later in his career when he blocked other drivers that were faster, he may possibly have been the better driver, but Prost was more deserving
1990 - Prost again, although Mansell effectively becoming his #2 did taint this, perhaps due to this Senna was the better result
1991 - The Williams was the better car, and perhaps Mansell should have won, but I think Senna was the right outcome
1992 - Best car, finally the WDC, but Senna was the better driver
1993 - Prost was in the best car, Senna would have probably won otherwise
1994 - If Senna had lived, he might have won the title, but I believe Schumacher had too much of a lead and the later circumstances might not have transpired, Hill had a car that had developed into the fastest and the FIA wanted a title fight to the end
1995 - Schumacher, he was too dominant
1996 - Schumacher was the best driver, but in an awful car so Hill was the best that actually stood a chance
1997 - Schumacher, his car had improved, but was still massively behind the Williams, then he blew it, had his car been the best he wouldn't have needed to try that move
1998 - I'd say Schumacher, but the McLaren was too good and so Häkkinen deserved it
1999 - If Schumacher hadn't had his crash he'd have probably won, out of the equation Irvine was good but Häkkinen deserved title #2
2000 - Schumacher, the car had started to come good, but he was the best driver
2001 - Schumacher again
2002 - Helped by the best car, but still Schumacher
2003 - As much as pains me to say McLaren deserved it, Räikkönen was the better season long
2004 - Schumacher again had the better car and a teammate willing to hand victories to him, but deserved it
2005 - Räikkönen again, but at the time I wasn't bothered as much as Schumacher lost and that was enough (I'd also targeted 2005 as when Renault would challenge for both titles 2-3 years earlier)
2006 - Alonso, just, as Schumacher had proved he was still the better driver by the season end
2007 - I was really pleased Räikkönen had done it with 'my' team, but it should really have been Hamilton
2008 - Maybe not the material for a champion, but Massa should have won only due to Räikkönen's poor luck
2009 - I'll stick my neck out and say Vettel, Button did well but without the luck and lead he had at the start of the year, Vettel was stronger season long
2010 - Glad Vettel won and he did have the fastest package, as a driver perhaps it should have been Alonso, but luck was on Alonso's side a little too often at times
2011 - Vettel shows his worth and fully deserved it
2012 - Hamilton had the fastest car most of the time but was clearly the best overall, Alonso didn't but was there when it counted, Vettel went for the maximum points he could without pushing until his car was the fastest and often didn't have the credit he deserved until the end - Vettel for me
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for nicely managing 70's-90's + Piquet part! But I know this will anger some of my friends here,... so, sorry guys! 