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      04-27-2016, 12:40 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by solstice View Post
Of the current world champions in F1 we've seen some in the same cars.

HAM is faster than BUT
VET is faster than RAI ( Though RIC is faster than VET... )
ALO is faster than RAI
HAM and ALO is equally fast
That's a far-too-simplistic comparison. Consider the following:
1) Age - Older drivers get slower, Kimi in his prime was a faster driver. Just look at Schumy - the fastest in his prime, and much faster than any teammate, yet Nico outperformed him at the end.
2) Luck - mechanical failures occur, other cars hit you, pit crews mess-up, each driver gets a different race strategy. VET got most of the bad luck compared to RIC.
3) Bias - A team's 2 cars will always suit one driver better than the other, for various reasons.
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