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      11-26-2012, 01:26 PM   #137
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Originally Posted by ptack View Post
To all the Vettel fan boys - yes, he's one of the best drivers out there, but the real hero of the last few seasons isn't him it's Adrian Newey. Put Newey on Ferrari and it's Alonso who keeps winning. Put him on McClaren and it's Hamilton (or Button). Red Bull could replace Vettel and still win. They could not replace Newey.
So why wasn't it Webber with the same car? The bottom line is that it's a team sport. That's why there is no prize money for the drivers championship, only the constructors. There are 5 world class drivers in the field - Kimi, Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, and Button to some extent. At any point any one of them will have a slightly better car than the others or the car will be more reliable or the team will have a better strategy but at the end of the day, you need to have the right combination of all of these variables at the right time to capitalize. Newey is the best car designer but Ferrari and McLaren certainly has the resources to build an equally competitive car. It's a stretch to say that it's a one man show over there. There is no team in the paddock with as many advantages as Ferrari so I really don't see how anyone can give RBR a hard time with Ferrari as the victim...
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