Formula 1: Sebastien Vettel Isn’t Dominating Like Michael Schumacher Used To

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Published: June 28, 2011

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Sebastian Vettel has dominated the 2011 Formula One season. He’s German, he’s driving the best car on the grid and his teammate isn’t getting a look in. But the dominance we’re seeing in 2011 is very different from that seen in the Schumacher era.

In his first championship winning year, 1994, Michael Schumacher won six of the first seven races. The one he didn’t win was the Spanish Grand Prix, where he finished second despite being stuck in fifth gear, a phenomenal feat in itself.

But Schumacher’s most dominant seasons were 2002 and 2004. In the former, he won five of the first six races and was on the podium in every race of the entire season.

Indeed, he was on the podium for 19 consecutive Grands Prix, stretching back into 2001. In 2004, it was more of the same, as the German won 12 of the first 13 races. His only retirement being an accident in the Monaco tunnel.

This compares to Vettel’s six wins and two second places so far.

Schumacher’s dominance was total. As each race weekend approached, there was never any doubt as to who was going to win. Formula One fans had to grin and bear it while Schumacher won everything offered.

But this dominance was so clinical—and so extreme—that it became a joy to behold. We were witnessing arguably the best sportsman of any discipline at the time annihilating the opposition at every race. It got to the point where Schumacher was handing wins to his teammate. He even attempted to manufacture a dead heat, much to the chagrin of many in the paddock.

Throughout the history of the sport, there have been dominant driver and car combinations, but it was always inevitable they would fail at some point. Car reliability was often the culprit.

But this wasn’t the case with the Schumacher and Ferrari super team. Together, they went an astonishing 43 races without experiencing a car fa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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