Sieper wrote: ↑13 Aug 2018, 14:54
Angus...
All very well, but I think you're missing the direction of my argument. I'm comparing Vettel and Ricciardo's results and the seats it gave them access to.
Vettel did well in the best car against an old man, then got pasted by Ricciardo. This was good enough for the third-best seat in F1.
Ricciardo pasted Vettel, has arguably out-competed the (apparent) second coming of Christ and wins while driving a snail. In F1 today this is good enough for only the sixth best seat as a #2 patsy.
Vettel's place was deserved, and based on performance Ricciardo ought to have access to a similar seat, but teams just don't have enough incentive to hire the best drivers. This is in stark contrast to say MotoGP where the best teams fight to hire the absolute best pair they can get. Time for 1500hp, half the downforce and no power steering?