Morbid Wrote:
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> matt3454 Wrote:
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> > If the Red Bull is anywhere near as good as the
> > Ferrari was in the first half of the last
> decade
> > then Vettel will be dominating the first half
> of
> > this decade.
>
>
> I have some issues with the logic of that
> sentence. The basic structure is as follows:
>
> If A shares X property with B, then C will
> dominate - (as B did).
>
> Now A and B are cars. X is car strength. C is a
> driver. C drives A, and gets dominance from A.
>
> Conversely: If A does not share X property with B,
> then C driving A, will not dominate.
>
> So with this argument, what you are effectively
> saying, is that the driver is irrelevant in F1,
> and all that matters is the car.
>
> Was that your point?
More or less, but a team consists of two drivers. Over a course of a season Vettel will beat almost any team mate he has in my opinion. If Alex Yoong and Luca Badoer were driving the Red Bulls this season then they wouldn't be winning.
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