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Why do you think Vettel is so desperate to keep Kimi? He's only had a competitive teammate for one year, Ricciardo, who absolutely destroyed him.
Just watch the racecraft from this season. The pass where he nearly took himself out on the grass trying to pass Bottas on worn tires when he had fresh tires. The last race where he couldn't get past Verstappen in a slower car. Or when he had a bad lockup and ruined his tire trying to defend from Bottas.
Vettel is very hard-working, intelligent, and crafty (his pass last year on the approach to the pit lane), and that somewhat compensates for, but can never truly replace the sheer natural ability the top drivers have.
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