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Originally Posted by LC2guy
I also think there's a difference between having the best car after you've done your apprenticeship and proved what you can do in F1 in NOT the best car, ( Senna Toleman, Alonso Minardi, Schumacher Jordan/Benetton, Mansell Lotus, Lauda BRM Vettel Toro Rosso, etc, etc ), and those who have only ever had a race winning car, every season, in ever increasingly LONG seasons. That's where the stats get confused !!! That's why you can't compare eras', or take these records seriously. IMHO of course.
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Other than Vettel, how many others on that list were in driver development programmes with an aim to get them into their mentor's top team?
The route to a top car is already laid out for some at an early age. They just have to prove their talent compared to their peers. Hamilton and Vettel have both done that, earned their place in a top car and are now gaining the benefits of another top car.
Some people say Ricciardo deserves a better car - if he was given that next season will he then be labelled as only winning because of the car?