jdlive wrote:beelsebob wrote:jdlive wrote:You sound very much like an Alonso-fan beelsebob. I'd wish people who know they are biased would not enter discussions like these, kind of makes the discussions pointless no?
I don't think I've ever heard a fan say "driver XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX is just better than my idol"
Uhhh, look at my avatar, and then think whether I'm an Alonso fan? Next time think a bit before you go around accusing people of being fanboys.
Perhaps you should think before you accuse me of using rhetoric, the one who is actually basing his judgement on objective numbers, while you yourself base what you say on... nothing objective. If there's anyone using nothing but rhetoric here, it's you.
So far we have the numbers proving Vettel is head and shoulders above the rest. We are now waiting for your proof that the car is substantially (or even only a teenie weenie bit) better.
Oh? I was under the impression that I was the one citing that Alonso was beating Massa by more than Vettel is beating Webber. Here's the "actual numbers" for you if you like:
Alonso has 227 vs Massa's 98 – i.e. 231% of Massa's points haul.
Vettel meanwhile has 374 vs Webber's 221 – i.e. 169% of Webber's points haul.
The bottom line is that what we're seeing is 4 WDC quality drivers, and 2 less good drivers in 3 teams. The 4 WDC quality drivers are all arrange in order of how good their car is, and the 2 less good drivers are similarly arranged in order of how good their car is.
Notably, while Vettel has 165% of the points that Alonso has; Webber has 226% of the points that Massa has. This indicates that Vettel is rather "capped" where he is – the RB7 is capable of outscoring the F150° by 226%, but Vettel simply can't do any better than winning (pretty much) all the time.
My conclusion from this – Vettel, Button, Alonso and Hamilton are all great drivers. Massa and Webber are having pretty crappy seasons, and are not WDC material. Vettel is winning overall because the RB7 is better than the MP4-26 and the F150°.
Aside - you brought up the schumacher years as an example of former dominance. I completely disagree that this was down to Schumacher – again, this was caused by the car he was driving. As soon as Mika Hakkinen had a decent car under him he equally whupped Schumacher's ass. Then the car played the majority of the role, as it does now.