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Originally Posted by e90335e36m3
Perfect.
It is conjecture and innuendo that:
1) Mercedes has more money, engineering capability, political capital, and sponsors than teams like Haas.
2) not all Hamilton's wins are real wins, influenced by fairy tales like "team orders", luck, reliability and so forth and other things directly tied to 1)
3) History w/r/t 1) and 2) in F1 repeats itself, like with Schumacher's Ferrari days
It is also conjecture and innuendo to conclude on the basis of the foregoing that someone other than Hamilton, whether it's Verstappen, Senna, Schumacher or Russell may be better drivers.
It is NOT conjecture and innuendo, however, to conclude to that GOAT status should be deduced solely from official statistics, to the exclusion of any other variables that materially impact that analysis.
I need to stop reading between the lines. Like Vin Diesel said, it doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning's winning.
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Essentially you're saying it's teams that win races. No argument there. Drivers are part of the team. A MAJOR part.
Even Ham has said he can't compare himself to the drivers of the 60s for example. On the same hand, would the drivers of the 60s be able to compete in today's environment that seems more data driven than just motor skills and sheer nerve?