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Sebastien Vettel, the youngest driver ever to have the fastest car in F1 for four consecutive years

I agree. Outright speed isn't everything, it's how you use it. I personally think Vettel utilises his talents better than Hamilton. That's why one has a single World Title and the other three.

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If you read on it says "one difference-he's younger". And Benson is known for typing absolute dribble, I wouldn't believe a word of the article. I agree they both have brilliant outright speed, but Hamilton can utilise his speed just as well as Vettel, it's often the team that's let him down. And Hamilton was known for chocking under pressure when he was younger.

Vettel has made the most of any opportunity that has come his way. I would say that is the quality he possesses which Hamilton lacks, the ability to make the most of a situation. You could argue Hamilton has been let down by the team in 2007 and 2012, but he has been very known to make more mistakes than Seb, so yes you could argue that Vettel is better than Hamilton.

I personally think Hamilton has more raw ability in terms of pace and racecraft, and dislike Vettel. But Vettel is calculating and more measured in his approach, and it works perfectly.

Oh, and to lower my tone to something more akin to what everyone else will likely post... "Vettel's only better because he's got the best car. LULZ"

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That's BULL!, and you know that. Did not Vettel cracked under pressure in Canada 2011 ?, and why Lewis still has One WDC, what for silly statement is that ?. Lewis has been let down in China 2007 and could easy won the WDC in 2010 had the car not broke down that often and do we need to talk about 2012 right ?, your whole comment is absolute BULL stop the nonsense. Lewis is heads and shoulders above Lucky Vettel and Alonso

Nonsense mate, when Vettel drives in the pack he can do nothing but i agree when he starts from pole he has to do nothing and wins the easy fashion and he has a team that does anything for him

That's your opinion. I have mine. It takes a great driver and a great car to get pole and lead from the front. If it were easy, Webber would have done it. But as I said that's my opinion, I'll let you carry on with your own opinion my friend.

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Fat Albert, I think you know yourself that Di Montezemelo chooses Vettel because he's younger but you want to stirr up the place

This means lewis is never going to drive for ferrari while Di Montezemolo is in control. Seb is going one day to ferrari to replace or join fonzo.

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It's never too early for mind games. It's rarely won races and it's wasted this time.

There's always room for a mis-quote, like the original title of this thread. The truly deluded can draw such things out into amazing conclusion like "Hamilton will never drive Ferrari, Vetel is destined to go there".

If we didn't have Vetel/Hamilton/Alonso threads how boring would the word be?

Don't forget, you heard it here today, Alsonso is moving to Hawaii with his new squeeze.

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I just read this article it did not say Vettel is better as such, just that he would be their choice out of the two, mostly because he is younger I think... but carry on as you always do in this place

Did anybody read the comment? The deciding factor is age and he is probably right.

Your title comparison is nonsense however Laura, Vettel has won 3 title but had the best overall package 4 seasons. 2009 he blew the title with mistakes in the first half of the year.

Lewis one title and never had the best package, 2007 and 2008 Ferraris are clearly superior (especially with hindsight).

If we are going on title counts, since Vettel joined the sport it is SV 3, JB, 1, LH 1, KR 1, FA 0. Which again would be ridiculous to use as a measure of the field.

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These are facts what i stated so don't give me that my opinion/your opinion mate

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Ergo, you saying "when Vettel drives in a pack he can do nothing but when he starts from pole he has to do nothing and wins the easy fashion", is that really a fact, or an interpretation?
As far as I was aware, he has driven through the pack numerous times, has the most overtakes of the 2012 season, and actually sets fastets laps consistently when out in front, which takes some effort. So, please do tell me where your facts are.

Vettel is the Formula 1 2012 World Champion, that's a fact.
I don't like the fact that he is World Champion though, that's also a fact.

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i think somebodys ego is being stroked for future reference, lol

+1

How wrong could that thread title be he said they would take vettel over Hamilton because he is young not saying because he is better.

I CALL TROLLING!!!! (via misleading thread title)

LDM said - ""Between all the drivers, Vettel and Hamilton could be perfect for Ferrari in the future, with one difference - Vettel is younger,"

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That's not the only reason he would choose Vettel.

So is Luca admitting he likes younger men ?

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Disclaimer: The above post maybe tongue in cheek.

"I thought I'd get your theories, mock them, then embrace my own. The usual."

2007 and 2008 McLaren where voted car off the year, "Ferraris are clearly superior " is pure b..
This sounds more like sour grapes, if you use your hindsight you will find many reasons to pick Sebastian instead of Lewis, easy.

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Probably your best post in a Hamilton thread ever and easily the funniest post I have seen anywhere in a while

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The mclaren and ferrari were evenly matched in 2007 and 2008 ferrari had a slight advantage over mclaren.

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I disagree, 2007 and 2008 McLaren had 100 % reliability compared to Ferrari, only McLaren meltdown on 2007 made it possible for Kimi to take that title, even Renault and Piquet played in McLarens hands in 2008 for gods sake

Point about reliability

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Luca only ever has Ferrari in mind, and it appears to me that he's talking about which driver would be "a better fit" for Ferrari.

Right now, definitely Alonso. Afterwards, definitely Seb.

The thought of Lewis in a Ferrari actually seems quite bizarre.

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I actually find the most intriguing aspect of this is that Ferrari do now seem to have closed the door on pairing Alonso with Vettel. It wasn't all that long ago that Di Montezemolo was saying they could co-exist in the same team, speculation was running rampant that Vettel would be joining Ferrari in 2014, etc. Now we've had the quote about not wanting two roosters in the hen-house, as well as these quotes...

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and the car plays absolutely no role, yes

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And where is the part where he said Vettel is better?

Misleading thread title.

Don't make stuff up!

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He's a weird one alright.

He wanted Alonso & Kubica together at Ferrari. IMO they were the two best drivers on the grid.
And now he says he doesn't want two top drivers in the team.

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"I am a believer, but I start each Grand Prix with 195 liters of fuel behind me," he explains. "I don't rely entirely on God, I rely on Prost."

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How about you calm down and respect other people's opinion. You're wrong, by the way. There are plenty of reasons why Seb has 3 WDCs and Lewis 1. And you don't need to put a full stop or comma after every question mark.

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2010 &2012 Vettel made clearly more mistakes then Hamilton, but won the title.
Hamilton made no single mistake 2012 , Vettel quite some, but won the title, what do you think was the real reason for Vettels titles 2010 & 2012?

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Just out of passing interest Jim, have you been watching the same races as the rest of us? Best car or not, performances like what Vettel did in Abu Dhabi are not "doing nothing." You seem to have a curious definition of a fact, seems it is defined by an uncorroborated opinion in your case. You seem upset that jammin has quoted real facts, not falsehoods, which are that Hamilton has made more driving errors than Vettel. Doesn't make him a bad driver, but it is a fact and one that I'm sure hasn't been lost on LDM.

I knew this would happen when LDM opened his mouth and dared to choose between the two golden boys. I will read with interest somebody who writes at length and with examples the relative merits of Vettel and Hamilton. I won't agree with someone who dismisses LDM's opinion with nothing more than "BULL!" when LDM has achieved a great deal in the sport and has worked with several of the best drivers.

Finally...I'm going to whisper this part in case anybody else hears it.....you can like them both you know

Hamilton does not make anywhere near the same number of mistakes that people seem to credit him for.

Compare Alonso in 2007 to Massa in 2007.

Massa had three grand chelems in 2007 . 6 poles. Alonso had 2. (2012, he outqualified him 18-2)

I rate Massa lower than Alonso, the only thing that split them was DNFs. Massa 3, Alonso 1. When both finished it was equal.

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In 2012 Hamilton was faultless on the track from what I've seen, but in previous years there is a good number of cumulative mistakes. Vettel has had some high profile ones but nevertheless fewer. Most of his mistakes were in Abu Dhabi this year!
I don't mean to say Hamilton is massively mistake prone, but he has made a few more, and more costly, mistakes in his career, which admittedly is longer than Vettel's also. Hamilton's my fave driver by the way, I think I wept inside somewhat with happiness when I met him.

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