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Originally Posted by Deschodt
There will always be questions about Vettel because he won his championships in a dominant Red Bull car (you know, back when the renault engine kicked everyone's a$$). I suspect that's also why he wanted to win at Ferrari, to prove it was not all thanks to Newey's cleverness. None of the guys at that level are bad, but the question around him is "who did he beat in a similar car ?" Weber. That's it. He got clobbered by Ricciardo and left red bull. Makes you wonder. I'm truly not a Hamilton fan, but Lewis dominated everywhere he went, there are no questions, and precious few mistakes. I'd say the same of Alonso, for all his flaws he rarely threw a race away. You cannot have the same certainty about Vettel - he's cracked under pressure many time in the last few seasons.
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This seems to be a theme with all the drivers who come up in the RedBull program. They are blisteringly fast and very hard charging when the team is actively managing and building their confidence (both emotional and tactical), but as soon as they're alienated because Helmut Marko prefers someone else or they leave the team, they fall apart.