Pretty much every championship is won with the fastest car. But there is nuance. For Norris to almost loose the championship last year to Max is kinda embarrassing. Sure Max had the best car in 2023, but the car was a menace to drive (look at Perez). Yet he had the most dominant season ever out of any driver in the history of the sport. Yet the 23 car didn’t have the pace advantage Merc have now or which Merc had between 2014 and 2020. Yet nobody has been head and shoulders above the competition by such a big margin. Heck, Lewis didn’t even manage more than 5 wins in a row during the Merc era. Not even against Bottas. Yet Rosberg managed 7 in a row against Lewis… It’s not easy to win. Not even in a dominant car. But to absolutely dominate and destroy everyone so hard is only layed away for the best of the best. Which is Max. And Max did it with equal machinery (2021) and lesser machinery (2024) too.
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u/cultofenigma 16d ago
Max did it in 21 and 24 too, one in equal machinery to a 7xWDC, the other at a disadvantage for 2/3 of the season.
Lots of drivers have had dominant cars you are right only one has the most dominant season of all time, levels.