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Originally Posted by KingOfJericho
Right. "One of the greats" implies that he is a top teir racer. We've already established that Senna is in another league and Schumi trails that, however, we're talking about a 4-time world champion here. To say he is not among the top racers just doesn't add up. You don't win four titles if you don't have top teir skill. Not the best, but certainly among the best. If there have been 300 F1 drivers, he's in the top 10.
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Why would winning titles in a dominant car put you in the top 10?
If the Brawn car had remained dominant and Button had won 3 more titles would you have put him in the top 10 as well? (I wouldn't).
For me what sets apart the very best drivers in F1 is that they stand out all the time in whatever car they drive from their first F1 race...it didn't take a genius to see Senna's potential right from the get go. Vettel has never shown the same qualities, not even close.
Vettel has done a good enough no doubt but assigning a top ten place solely for having the good fortune of being in the right car at the right time seems odd.