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He fails to see that the driver contribution isn't so much lessened as altered.
I disagree, by the way, about the ABS, ASCII Man - he pretty clearly lumps those things all together when talking about F1.
I'm sure it gives him comfort to think of today's drivers as being less able than those of his era - but if you think about it that doesn't make much sense... presumably the world human gene pool can still produce exceptional drivers, so why on earth would they not be finding their way to the top of motor racing? In actual fact, as modern life and wealth and opportunities increase (as they have done dramatically since Moss' heyday) the quality of all sportmen increases - to assume that this excludes drivers would require quite a good expanation that I'd like to hear.
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