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Originally Posted by NYG
History is so convenient when we can hyperfocus on one race and forget that Max was crashed out by a pathetic and desperate driver at Silverstone, crashed out by their teammate in Hungary and still finished 9th with one side of their barge board missing, etc... It's almost like he would have clinched the championship before Abu Dhabi.
I get it Lewis fans, you've been struggling to accept that maybe your boy isn't the greatest of all time and that Max is very obviously a superior driver top to bottom. Every record Max breaks, it gets harder and harder to cope with it. All that's left now is "muh championships" because Max has dominated almost every other metric.
Bringing up 2021 in every thread and every page makes it even more desperate.
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The only reason why Max can dominate in such a way is because there's never been such a perfect storm to allow this to happen. Talented driver with the fastest car on the grid and a cost cap that basically prevents anyone from catching up. This isn't a slight against Verstappen either, it's just how things are.
Redbull is also operationally doing the right thing to secure WDC and WCC to pair Max with a driver that they know cannot challenge Max. Redbull has zero interest in fielding two competitive drivers. They've seen what happened with Mercedes (who've historically had no issues with fielding two of the best drivers on the grid). They want someone who can reliably place right behind Max. Max is obviously a great and talented driver, but Redbull/Jos would not allow for a 2nd driver that challenges him.
Max has never had a strong teammate. Danny (who was good, but didn't do much), Gasly (GP2 champ), Albon, and Checo. Meanwhile, Lewis has had the strongest teammates out of any driver possibly ever: Alonso (beat Schumacher back-to-back for WDC), Button (WDC driver), Rosberg (WDC driver), Bottas (GP3 champ), and now Russell (F2, GP3 champ).
Personally, I think they're doing his legacy a disservice even though Redbull is doing the right thing to secure championships. When comparing the greatest drivers, Max will undoubtedly come up and someone will immediately say a rebuttal with the fact that he's never had to fight a teammate for the championship. People will immediately see these as default championships because of an OP car and a second-rate teammate. Of course, Max can only beat what's in front of him and it's unfair to think this way, but the reality is that this is an important factor to benchmark a driver.