Thread: Driver Ricciardo - Verstappen Battle
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Old 17 Apr 2018, 12:46 (Ref:3816166)   #27
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Originally Posted by Akrapovic View Post
I'm not a fan off one of comparisons like that as it never tells the full story. DC beat Hakkinen in 2001. Hakkinen beat Schumacher in 98 and 99. Therefore DC is better than Schumacher. And Rosberg beat Schumacher at Mercedes, therefore Rosberg is the greatest driver in the world, closely followed by David Coulthard.



That sentence is of course, barmy. But that's why I don't like these one-offs. Unless it's a sustained period (such as Vettel v Webber, or Schumacher v Barrichello) then it's very hard to draw a comparison. And especially in the first season of new rules, or a team shake up.


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