tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28159311878595587.post8162188406426604911..comments2014-03-02T18:11:07.392-08:00Comments on The Chequered Flag: Sebastian Vettel - better than Senna?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28159311878595587.post-2825113518964675992010-12-01T15:01:47.041-08:002010-12-01T15:01:47.041-08:00Didn't say they were all mediocre, just MS had...Didn't say they were all mediocre, just MS had no consistent competition for that whole early to mid period. But, and it goes against my statement that the driver is everything......maybe the Teams were in a mess as well, probably as per your last comment due to escalating costs during that era and the rise of the Factory Teams.haitchjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560830918428978224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28159311878595587.post-65324600300104947912010-12-01T13:02:30.984-08:002010-12-01T13:02:30.984-08:00I don't buy that F1 was full of mediocre drive...I don't buy that F1 was full of mediocre drivers, Hakkinen and Villeneuve weren't world champions by accident - but it was perhaps a bit more difficult back in the late 80s. I've given up thinking about how to encourage overtaking, nothing seems to work - allowing teams free reign would lead to huge costs.GreenJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658909094741780394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28159311878595587.post-11545290254034859822010-12-01T08:00:17.309-08:002010-12-01T08:00:17.309-08:00The Latin theory is part of it, but it also comes ...The Latin theory is part of it, but it also comes from the wild and woolly turbo era with less microchips and drivers were real heroes "handling" the cars rather than just driving them. Trouble with what followed was that Michael not only made it look clinical....he was clinical and some mediocre drivers (IMHO, sorry Damon, H-HF, Fisi) were made to look better than they were. <br /><br />Would have been interesting assuming Schumacher still moved to Ferrari,his first years were not good (altho better than they should have been). But for sure he wouldn't have got the seven titles (maybe that would have been "yet"!), maybe just 5 tho Senna would have been getting a bit old by the end of that era.<br /><br />Now look at where we are, trying to make overtaking happen by all sorts of Technical restrictions (which generally don't work). My own view is that the teams need less restriction, allow more creativity as long as the cars pass scrutineering at the same weight and general profile (e.g.we don't want closed wheels). Wonder when the first oil burner will arrive in F1 :o))haitchjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560830918428978224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28159311878595587.post-65039857255557804032010-12-01T04:35:52.591-08:002010-12-01T04:35:52.591-08:00I think I know why, its partly because of his unti...I think I know why, its partly because of his untimely death, but I also think its because he's Latin - with Schumacher it always seemed so calculating, but with Senna you could write it off as heat of the moment stuff. The idea, however, that Senna wasn't absolutely clinical and calculating about everything he did is absurd!<br /><br />I do think Schumacher would probably have had the edge, the comparison between Alonso and Hamilton is not dissimilar - although neither are as good as Schumacher or Senna.GreenJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658909094741780394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28159311878595587.post-43228952683312298552010-11-30T15:42:08.262-08:002010-11-30T15:42:08.262-08:00How can I but agree !! Great drivers excel whateve...How can I but agree !! Great drivers excel whatever the car - I can't explain why he's so much more accepted than MS -probably because he was taken early, or maybe because he had more competition that he overcame regularly. Robbed we certainly were of some great races and Schumi may even have benefitted from direct competition and comparison.haitchjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560830918428978224noreply@blogger.com