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When he stuck with and passed the reigning triple world champion in a slower car?

When was Hamilton lacking quality and consistency?

Wow, Hamilton is not a popular chap, 15% !?!
If he was surly on camera and didn’t wear ear rings he’d probably do much better.
Alonso has some great PR people, out raced by Massa (few months ago debate was […]

Alonso had a remarkable season, but he did make more mistakes than Hamilton.

His car was not that bad, and its not like he out raced Vettel and Hamilton, rather he was there to pick up the pieces.

My […]

Amazing reading the summary how he got the most out of teh car every weekend, excepting Monza set up.

How many points did he lose to external factors? And Alonso, Vettel? Seems like it would be around 150, […]

I didnt say he was better than Webber, I said it was relatively close (12/8 is close in my book even if Vettel’s victories and Webber’s more frequent misfortune make the points gap, as you point out, […]

Great comment

Interesting point, but Id be amazed to hear that Hamilton and Alonso don’t do everything possible to win every race.

Vettel didn’t achieve much in the early part of the season, when he didn’t have a dominant car. That says it all really, Alonso did.

That he could gain many places, when out of position due to penalties or […]

Putting Brawn in charge of the whole thing would be a pretty smart move.

Vettel has more than once lost big points dropping it when pressured, and often looks shaky when he dosnt have it all his own way.

Surprising if you think Vettel had a better season than Alonso. Much better […]

I dont keep spreadsheets of this stuff, but I know Ive seen him outqualify his rivals with less well executed quali laps than them.

Would you agree that he makes far more errors undr pressure than say Alonso?

Surely Kobayaszhi should be higher?

Perez is apparently a revelation, but they as close to split the spoils as matters, yet obayashi is so much lower ranked.

Di Resta definitely too high.

Button is too high I think.

Destroyed by Hamilton all season, only beating him when Hamilton race ruined by operational or technical issues.

His successes also only seem to come on back of tyre calls. […]

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Top 6 but inconsistent and dangerous, really?

Yes but they are in the worst cars for a reason, also a valid factor in compiling such a list, even if it seems like a circular argument.
True class like that of Hamilton, Alonso, or Raikkonen would shine through […]

Front and rear wings provide downforce.

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