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Originally Posted by Marcoose
Why it’s impossible to compare drivers across generations. H-pattern vs paddle shifter is just one. Engine, fuel, tyre, aerodynamics, size and weight of car, regulations, feeder series, budgets, travel, number of races, sizes of teams, onboard aids and controls, etc, etc, etc. Fangio and Verstappen would’ve struggled in each other’s times.
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Max would do well in any type of car from any generation. He is one of the few guys (maybe the only guy) on the F1 grid who easily adapts and has the agility to drive a car that suits his preferential style and also one that doesnt. Plus when he races in the sim, he isnt racing the same car but varying categories.
On the other hand, you have Ham who cant drive for shit if the car isnt exactly to his liking and we are seeing how well he does when the team rebuilds the car scratch to suit his specific wants because they didnt listen to him in the prior 2 years - the car is more garbage now than it was in 2022 and 2023.