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Originally Posted by chunterer
It used to be that cars were designed to be as good as possible for BOTH the drivers to be able to get the best from.
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When was the last winning car designed to suit both drivers? 1996 FW18 suiting both Hill and Villeneuve?
But is it really true that the 1997 FW19 didn't suit HHF, or rather than HHF just isn't as good as JV? It's a muddly one. The roles were, of course, reversed in 1999 when HHF easily outperformed Hill in the Jordan.
Then Coulthard disadvantaged by a car tailored for Hakkinen or maybe Hakkinen was just better? But then Coulthard outperformed Hakkinen in 2001 when the car went the other way.
Then you have claims Ferrari didn't give Raikkonen what he wanted in 2008 hence why Massa was able to match him on average... But then once Massa was out in 2009, the car was developed to Raikkonen and he was able to work miracles, e.g., winning Spa.
It's a mess to decipher the sort of thing you refer to.