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Originally Posted by Deschodt
Quote of the year? Fred Vasseur from Alfa : “There’s no such thing as luck or bad luck with DNFs. Sometimes it was technical, sometimes the engine, sometimes Latifi,” he said during the team principals’ press conference at the Dutch Grand Prix.
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I kinda agree, but a puncture is a real wildcard. Lewis is very lucky, but anyone has to admit he is very talented. He had the best car by a wide margin for 8 years, no doubt. BUT, he almost never crashes out during practice or qualifying. How many times did his teammate Botas slide off track and into a wall all by himself in the same car.
So yea, Hamilton is supremely lucky, but he makes a lot of that luck himself.
Verstappen was nicknamed Crashtappen in the early days of his career. He still makes mistakes all on his own. He just pushes to the bleeding edge and is the best driver on track now, or at least the fastest. How many times has a teammate out qualified him? Not often, and usually when his car is not working right or there was traffic in the way and he could not press to the limit as usual.