Well, I do think the primary problem is a lack of seats. F1 really needs 13-14 teams. To many deserving drivers have been flushed out too early (like Buemi and Vergne) and some have never been given a ride (like Sam Bird). It is a shame. A race series with 10 teams is kind of the bare minimmum, yet it has effectively been the standard for the last couple of decades.
I think you didn't watch F1 in the early 2000's going by your last statement. Just look at his record and consider that he wasn't sat in Ferrari which weren't only fast but close to bulletproof unlike any other car on the grid.
personally I'd say that in pure driving terms Ralf was better than Michael
are talking the same ralf Schumacher that was beaten & beaten well by Juan Pablo Montoya 3 years in a row
That’s a bold statement.
I don't think it is, I highlighted "in pure driving terms" that means that he was very good at driving, pity he wasn't very good at the rest and so he didn't achieve much in his career whereas his brother, who in pure driving terms to my knowledge is universally deemed inferior to Mika Hakkinen, won so much (and much more than the more taleneted Hakkinen). Driving is only part of the job of a racing driver, he needs to be able to set up his car, deal with the team, deal with outside pressure, be able to focus and use any available chance and most importantly race his fellow racers. Jarno Trulli was quite good at driving but he was also known as the "moving chicane", driving is only part of the game
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But....he has no place to go to. They are not going to replace the harmonious paring of Hamilton/Bottas and somewhat less harmonious paring of Leclerc/Vettel. The only way Verstappen is going to get a ride with Mercedes or Ferrari is when Hamilton retires (which I think is at least 3 years away) or Leclerc retires (at least a decade away). Verstappen needs to either make Red Bull work for him, or bide his time. He is still only 22 years old. He can wait.
