31 Dec 2003, 01:47 (Ref:824131)
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Senna/Prost were a definite force but they also were their only competition.I think it really depends on the quality of competition that your team faces. Ferrari have benefited from having a clear No.1 which has helped them to the championships, although in '02 it clearly wasn't neccessary. By contrast Williams this year I think had the superior car but failed to capitalise on it by not having a clear No1. Mclaren were able to actually take second in the WDC by the fact that although Raikkonen was not a clear No1 he made it so by clearly outdriving DC.
Having said that I would prefer to see team-mates battling it out on track, but if i were a team-principle I think the Ferrari example would be the right way.
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A torrential afternoon practice session in Watkins Glen saw Villeneuve out-qualify everyone. By 11 seconds.Scheckter stated: "I scared myself rigid that day, I thought I had to be quickest. Then I saw Gilles's time and - I still don't really understand how it was possible. Eleven seconds !"
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