Thumbs down for not reading the script yourself.

So basically Vettel not having those errors in 2018 means the fight goes down to last race and not wrapped up in Mexico like it was in 2017, it have given the final 3 races a purpose of being on the calendar for sure, also the 2018 season would have been a lot better then the one we got for sure.

That's what I have been saying since 2018. People blamed Ferrari for not developing the car but that car was definetely good enough to win the championship. Vettel bottled it too many times while Hamilton pulled top class performance after top class performance. I am not saying that with swaped drivers Ferrari would have had a 100% chance of winning but that championship would have been VERY CLOSE for sure

alonso in ferrari 2018 would be one of the best what ifs.

When Vettel made those mistakes, it really pissed me off. He’s my favourite driver but if Alonso or Verstappen was in that car, they would’ve brought the title fight to the last race

For me in 2017 seb was more competetive

If we swop car with Lewis and seb, Lewis still wins the championship

Yes Vettel made some mistake but that car was never winning the championship that year, Ferrari literally had to remove months worth of upgrades on the car not to mention the absolutely stella strategies that year.

"We had to sit through Mercedes dominace from 2014 through 2020" I see that comment alot and 2018 was possibly one of the most competitive seasons since 2012

Oh yea for SURE! 2018 would’ve been a lot better had Vettel didn’t make any mistakes and so does Ferrari and not developing the car as fast as Mercedes. But I believe the reason behind the mistakes might be down to both driver error and pressure to deliver for Ferrari because as we know when you drive for Ferrari, you drive for *FERRARI* not for yourself. It’s not like any other team where pressure is there but not as much as Ferrari, they are the main factor of why most drivers fail at Ferrari, they just have too much pressure to succeed that they just crumble and Seb is a perfect example of making it to Ferrari and then failing for Ferrari. Edit: another factor is if Ferrari was run by the *I T A L I A N S*

A shame Vettel folded that year, the Ferrari that year was as fast if not faster than the Mercedes. Many say Hockenheim was the beginning of Sebs downfall but I think it was possibly the crash at Singapore the year prior. Max or Alonso would have took the title in the red car that year I reckon.

Awesome video mate

Nice video!

Ocon would have been under so much hot water man.

TBH, 2018 confirmed what I and a certain Fernando Alonso suspected about Seb Vettel - good driver, but also an overachiever, as someone who found himself in the right place at the right time. I never saw Vettel on the same level as Alonso or Hamilton, and I would perhaps also favour prime Kimi over him.

great! It would be nice to see similar for the 1998 season & 2008 season as well. : )

I agree with you analysis. A flawless Vettel and slightly less messy Ferrari pitwall would have Vettel wrap it up.

This is the season Vettel began to break, imo he was getting desperate because he slowly realized he would never win a championship with Ferrari

All things aside, Esteban looked like a complete idiot at Brazil! Like seriously what was he thinking?!

Would've been the only time a driver doesn't win the championship with points in every race too right?

Ferrari had the quicker car in qualifying, but Merc had tbetter race pace. You can see that in the constructors points tally. Seb won a lot of poles tjat year, and Ferrari had 2 world champ drivers, but finished 2nd in the constructors. For sure Seb made some big, high profile mistakes, like deliberately bumping into Lewis after Lewis didn't brake check him. But he was also under huge pressure of expectation given his and the Car's edge in qualifying. The expression "race pace" wasn't even really used back then.

Hamilton himself said it best. Ferrari were not the best car that season, and definitely not from the second half of the season. That meant Vettel was compelled to take risks, which meant mistakes. Vettel could have been calmer instead of having his "do or die" attitude, bur if he was calmer, as we can see, he still woukd not have won the WC. As far as he was concerned, he had to finish ahead of Hamilton. Vettel was ine of the greats and anyone afraid to admit that is not a fan of the sport. He carried Ferrari, as Alonso did before him.

I am still angry at Ocon for that move. Absolute idiot.

So those Vettel errors we hyped so much by LH fans because they knew LH was driving a UFO compared to his rivals and needed to manufacutre theoretically tight title fights.

dont like the ai voice, but otherwise great video

Vettel lost 2017 and 2018 because of the team. He is the only driver with wins over Hamilton in 5 seasons, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Alonso has won over him in 4 seasons and Max in 3.

I think there is false expectations as to the level of these two drivers. They were both hugely flattered by their material. Vettel didnt win a thing if not starting from the front row. He was good on over a single lap but lacked racing craft and consistency. Lewis clearly better skilled but even more lucky with a car that dominated an entire regulatory period and saw team mates get poles and wins from him, or Lewis was gifted wins ("Valtteri, it's James"). Had Alonso gone to Mercedes back then he would have been an 8 to 9 times world champion by now (depending on whether he could keep Rosberg at bay) and Lewis would have a single. So, certainly not mediocre drivers but their number of titles create false expectations as to their actual level.

Who are these drivers? Nobodies compared to the great Kimi Raikkonen. The greatest natural talent of all time who nearly won 2003 in an 18-month old car. The real sin Ferrari committed was not backing Kimi in 2018. Kimi could easily have won that title without the 4 DNFs he had (none of which were his fault. Raikkonen showed at 40 that season, he was better than a ~30 year old Vettel.

11:05 Not a teammate, but gets the teammate treatment anyway.

Ferrari had the better car all season but Lewis Hamilton made a monsterous difference that year, both had some bad races but Lewis had higher ups

by 2018, Vettel was no longer the driver he was. Challenging for the title was not possible with his performance. Subsequent seasons got more painful to watch.

This doesn't take into account the effect Seb's failures had on team morale. That could easily account for 2 points

Farrari error: took them years to make Kimi angry.

Interesting analysis. Perhaps even with a different overall outcome with more pressure on the table during the last races. Or not with Hamilton to be able to handle that better in that period. Mercedes also looked to have the better car later up in the season. Vettel's legacy was also ruined next year when he got schooled by junior driver Leclerc.

Seb wouldn’t have won USA but 2nd at least but would’ve gotten 2nd at Suzuka

I'm probably baiased but you said few things i didnt even know like vettel damage in hockenheim. F1 is a team sport and as much as i want to put blame on Ferrari ruining my favourite driver i also realise his mistakes. But i think some errors are gonna happen in such tight championship and lewis also made few mistakes before Italy. But after Italy the whole Spinbastian stuff happend. Its sad and i AGREE its his mistakes but i still put the majority blame for failure of this campaign on ferrari something like 70/30 split for ferrari. I feel like if seb has gotten the tow in qualy he gets pole and wins in Monza but he didnt he lost trust to the team and started overdriving the car trying to compensate for bullshit he was given in 2nd half of the season with mistakes of earlier rounds in mind (especially strategy). And dont even let me start with the USA go back bc ferrari lost the concept no way you can win a championship when the car isnt developed unless you have 1sec advantage or something like that like brawn in 2009. Is Vettel at fault for 2018 failure? Yes but i feel like he was more made to do a lot of mistake that he never did in red bull bc the team priorotise him every time after his 1st WDC bc he clearly was a better driver (sorry webber fans). Please lets have civil discussion here

Dead on the strategy by the team was awful

if if if, if my mum had balls she would be my dad 😂😂

ferrari f1 was the best 2018-19 but the driver made a lot of mistake

What if Lewis didn't make that mistake on entry to the pit in China 2007? Lewis 8 titles Vettel 4 titles...😊

spoiler alert even with seb not making mistake ferrari fucked up still screw up...😢

sorry, WDC what?????????

So basically if Seb wouldn't have made mistakes and Ocon wouldn't exist he would've won? /Jk. I think we would have gotten a better title fight tho.

Thumbs down for using AI voice. Ruins the video, could not watch it all

Wasnt that car illegal??

and if the bottas didn't back him up he would have ezly won is ay 2018 is vettel's no matter what

AI

at least the Hamilton dominance ended with a great title fight from Verstappen, though I wanted Vettel to win the 2018 season, but good point.

What if you made a better video?

Vettel was never as talented as Hamilton or Alonso

Hamilton sucks. Always has. Right place at the right time. Latifi coulda did the same thing with that car and favoritism in his "championship" years 😂