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Originally Posted by reni
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.
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You can level PRECISELY the same criticism at Alonso and Hamilton. Hell, Alonso has only had 1 competitive teammate his ENTIRE 16 year career and he nearly fell to pieces, Hamilton has been challenged a bit more by Button and Rosberg but he's the most vocal driver when he feels like he's being upstaged.
Edit: I just realized Hamilton is the only one of the three who's lost a championship to a teammate... Even Raikkonen and Button haven't been in that position
Like I said I think his pairing with Bottas may start breaking down near the end of the year if they both keep their current form. Hell Bottas is arguably stronger right now with a higher average start and finish and Hamilton is not a happy camper, how long before he starts blaming someone else?
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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.
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I don't think anybody is saying he is a master passer, if that won races Ricciardo would be dominating this season. Racing is more than just one area of skill.
If you want to nitpick I'm sure we can find dozens of mistakes from Hamilton and Alonso. (Ok, maybe Hamilton more than Alonso)
As for that pass on Bottas, I wouldn't use that as a criticism of Vettel's skill, worn tires or not Merc has the best engine on the grid and running in dirty air is known to be difficult (otherwise DRS wouldn't exist). Yeah a different driver might have pulled off the pass when Bottas locked up, but Vettel's patience is the difference between a championship run and a string of DNF's, pass in the grass is a calculated risk, Hamilton did that not too long ago...
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AT4OfJMyS0"]Onboard: Vettel's brilliant move to pass Bottas during the Spanish GP 2017 - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCzkaX2DL7w"]Rosberg And Hamilton Collide | Spanish Grand Prix 2016 - YouTube[/ame]