Originally Posted by Eivind E

Is it not in any sport?
Would you say that in the Indy 500 or the F1 grand prix at Monza, there is no luck involved?
Would you say that bundling a puck into the net has no luck involved in the stanley cup?
Would you say that a fumble in the super bowl has no luck for the team advantaged by it?

I don't buy into this entire "it's a crapshoot" mentality, whoever performs the best usually has the power of the Norse Gods on his side (or Luck if you will) and will win the race, it's a fair playingfield!
Everyone has equal opportunity to be lucky, everyone has equal opportunity to tune their engine perfectly, everyone has equal opportunity to not tip their car over and lose 10 seconds in a final, all these things do not equate to "a crapshoot"; it equates to being at the top level of performance mentally, in terms of driving skill and capability, tuning your engine well, having a good mechanic, and that is not what this sport is about you say?

I just don't buy this "it's a lottery, we might as well draw straws", because it's just not true.