His winning method is in qualfying, starting first. One dimensional by definition to me.
Being able to go quick and qualify first on the pole is just one part of the entire race weekend. It's like a chess splayer, this is the P-K4 move. Maybe to you that's the entire picture, but there's still the race to win. I do happen to believe such attributes as racecraft, being calm when required, and being aggressive when needed and only going as fast as needed to win are other qualities that come into play during the race. And those are just a few examples, a race is a long and eventful event and it's all too easy to mess up and not finish as well as expected. But that's exactly why I consider him the natural successor to Michael Schumacher, being able to meet or exceed expectations on a regular and consistent basis.
Disagree again even more then last time, Vettel has so far shown, that is, its not hearsay or wild speculation, he has actually PROVED he is a one dimensional driver. If he wasnt one dimensional, or rather one dimensional in the area he is in, he might not be leading the years world championship.
But that still doesnt make it any less true, Senna was pretty much one dimensional, wet races came rarely and he was great in that but his way of winning was getting a dominant pole and making himself a big gap from the race start, its never Sennas wins people talk about its his poles.
We've seen countless times how docile Vettel is in terms of confidence when actually fighting other drivers, thats not his game, he might be average to ok in it, but definitely no more then that, his racecraft is average to poor, but he doesnt need it to be any better.....yet.
There are a few of your descriptions of Vettel like " being calm when required" or " only going as fast as needed to win" that seem so specific that it seems its clutching at straws to find anything other then Vettels speed. All in all, im saying everything im saying based on EVIDENCE i have to make a intial conclusion on it, i, like many other fans want to see Vettel plonked right in the situation Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikonnen and so on, where they win championships in undominant cars, with amazing teammates, until then hes unproven.
It's always fun and entertaining to see different viewpoints. For some fans, all they seek is pure aggression, pure aggression, and pure aggression. For others, including myself, we look for true signs of racecraft, intelligent decisions, and the ability to deliver results. One of my most memorable moments is watching Teo Fabi smoke the field on a start. It was a rolling start in endurance cars, and he was on pole. Well, he messed with a lot of heads, and that resulted in him getting at least a pure and clean ten second hole shot. Great stuff, the sign of intelligence.
And above all, Vettel drives with his head. Some fans insist that the true measure of a race driver is going toe-to-toe and battling it out. Sort of like battling bozos. Alll you find out is who's the most desperate and who's willing to crash a car.
Vettel is not the one-dimensional driver who's only response to any and all questions is to hunker down, crank up the aggression, and attempt to go quicker. No, there are better and smarter ways to achieve the same goal. For instance at Silverstone, Vettel was stuck behind a floundering Hamilton and losing tons of time as Alonso was disappearing.
So what did he do? He was close, and it was obvious that if a pass presented itself, he would have slipped by. But he didn't push the issue, kept the big picture in mind, and found a much easier way to pass Hamilton without risking contact. Of course he didn't attempt to force a pass with Hamilton, that would have been stupid. Regardless of how anyone feels about Hamilton, the points situation makes him desperate for points, and he has a recent history of contact with others. Nobody likes that, but it's the simple, factual truth.
So Vettel traded off some pace at the end to pass Hamilton, and honesty, he made it look so simple. Duck into the pits, fresh rubber, lay down a time good enough to pass Hamilton, and voila, fait accomplis. That is so much easier, and smarter, than risking it all in a pointless battle. To me, it's mind-blowing. His team had a problem in the pits, and instead of trying harder to make up and possibly resulting in more mistakes, he remained calm, didn't try anything stupid, and in the end, recovered to second place.
Yes,he didn't win. But he recovered from a problem and finished second.
On a personal note, I am horrified and disgusted that you would label Senna as being one-dimensional. Wow, I'm amazed that the nation of Brazil hasn't declared war on you yet, because that's one heck of an insult to what is arguably the greatest driver in Formula One history.
It really sickens me that some fans are willing to throw handfulls of dung in an attempt to smear other drivers in order to elevate the status of their hero. It's really low, and shows they don't have much to argue with except with handfulls of dung. Really sickening, really low, really pathetic.
