jens
2nd September 2007, 19:42
What is interesting that in 2007 for some reason in most teams the team-mate battles have been very tight. Only in Williams and Spyker one driver has beaten another quite convincingly. If we look at the previous years, then it was a different story - in most teams one driver had a clear edge. Even if you recall last season: only in Toyota, STR and to a smaller extent at BMW we had a close battle.
This trend is even more vividly shown by the WDC standings. At the moment team-mates are positioned consecutively down to the position of 14. It's hard to find something like that from the past. Something similar happened in 2002, when drivers of the first four teams finished in consecutive positions.
But what does this equality show?
Drivers are more evenly matched than ever before? (besides Yamamoto we have no more pay-drivers and all the others have proved themselves in F1 or lower series to justify their seat in F1)
Driving in F1 has become 'too easy', which has reduced the gaps between team-mates?
This trend is even more vividly shown by the WDC standings. At the moment team-mates are positioned consecutively down to the position of 14. It's hard to find something like that from the past. Something similar happened in 2002, when drivers of the first four teams finished in consecutive positions.
But what does this equality show?
Drivers are more evenly matched than ever before? (besides Yamamoto we have no more pay-drivers and all the others have proved themselves in F1 or lower series to justify their seat in F1)
Driving in F1 has become 'too easy', which has reduced the gaps between team-mates?