02-12-2014, 22:35
Championship position – 5th, 167 points; Best result – 2nd
What was it that Fernando Alonso said of the recently-crowned quadruple World Champion last November? Ahh, yes: “When he will have a car like the others, if he wins, he will have a great recognition and be one of the legends in F1. When one day he has a car like the others and he is fourth, fifth, seventh, these four titles will be bad news for him because people will take these four titles even in a worse manner than they are doing now. So there are interesting times for Sebastian coming."
How resonant those words sound a year later in the wake of Sebastian’s defeat to Daniel Ricciardo, his average finishing position of fifth, and the German’s struggles – bordering on inability – to master the rear-end instability of the RB10. Which isn’t to say that his four titles, in the RB10’s aerodynamically pitch-perfect successors, should be considered hollow triumphs, but there’s no denying that one skill every great sportsman possesses is the ability to adapt. It’s a test which Sebastian ignominiously failed in 2014.
In total, there were just four podium visits, and none at all to the top step where Ricciardo stood on three different occasions. But for the German’s bad luck on a few occasions, it could be termed a thrashing. Still, if you think 2014 has been a bad year for Vettel’s reputation because of Ricciardo’s exploits, spare a thought for what it did for Mark Webber’s and try not to wince. PG
2014 rating: 5/10
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/22058/...-and-rated
What was it that Fernando Alonso said of the recently-crowned quadruple World Champion last November? Ahh, yes: “When he will have a car like the others, if he wins, he will have a great recognition and be one of the legends in F1. When one day he has a car like the others and he is fourth, fifth, seventh, these four titles will be bad news for him because people will take these four titles even in a worse manner than they are doing now. So there are interesting times for Sebastian coming."
How resonant those words sound a year later in the wake of Sebastian’s defeat to Daniel Ricciardo, his average finishing position of fifth, and the German’s struggles – bordering on inability – to master the rear-end instability of the RB10. Which isn’t to say that his four titles, in the RB10’s aerodynamically pitch-perfect successors, should be considered hollow triumphs, but there’s no denying that one skill every great sportsman possesses is the ability to adapt. It’s a test which Sebastian ignominiously failed in 2014.
In total, there were just four podium visits, and none at all to the top step where Ricciardo stood on three different occasions. But for the German’s bad luck on a few occasions, it could be termed a thrashing. Still, if you think 2014 has been a bad year for Vettel’s reputation because of Ricciardo’s exploits, spare a thought for what it did for Mark Webber’s and try not to wince. PG
2014 rating: 5/10
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/22058/...-and-rated
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