You guys are so dead when EERO read's this.
The answer to the original question, will DC ever be WDC? No.
I have said the same 2 things for the last 4 years. DC will never be WDC, and McLaren will dump him at the end of this contract. I continue to miss on the later (still not sure why), but my stance on his championship aspirations has'nt changed.
On his day, DC is up there with the best of them. But only on his day. He still remains one of the few drivers that can mix it with Michael (and succeed) when the car is up to it. But in that case more often than not his team mate is already racing off into the distance.
He deserves his seat in F1, and of the other drivers available, his seat at McLaren.
However, by the time the Merc is fast enough, Kimi will have relegated him to number 2 or he'll be driving a lesser car.