In F1, the car is a HUGE part of the equation, and the drivers are veeeeery good, acraoos the board. And the cars...not the easiest thing to drive either.
I think JV HAS driven great races, just not in this decade.
His FIRST race was pretty wild...but he WAS in a GREAT car. Still, he was on pole IIRC in his first ever F1 qual session on a track he had never seen. You don't do THAT without a bit of talent.
Sadly, it seems he leaves it home on the yacht, or in the flat every weekend.
Now...how about Zanardi! Theres a guy with heart AND talent. Congrats to him on his recent first Touring car win. Atta boy!