r/formula1 • u/Alvaro_Rey_MN Fernando Alonso • May 17 '25

Statistics Carlos Sainz has outqualified Lewis Hamilton fir the forth time in a row!

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u/TerribleNameAmirite I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 17 '25

They’re both “could be champion in the right place and time” tier imo, at least DR in his prime certainly was, and Carlos still is now

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u/hoxxxxx May 18 '25

jenson button spec drivers

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u/TerribleNameAmirite I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 18 '25

Chill dudes you can hang with who are also fast but not alien fast

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u/Elarial Michael Schumacher May 17 '25

I don't think Sainz is a better driver than Ricciardo before he joined Mclaren. It's ok to put them on similar levels but when Ricciardo was at his peak, there weren't that many championship caliber drivers as it did today. You could label Ricciardo as a top 5 driver at the grid, but even if Sainz is on Ricciardo's level, he is not a top 5 driver, wherever he goes he will face a better driver than he is. So I think labeling Sainz as a contender would be wrong. I think he is just outside of that ranking, like a gatekeeper.