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Is F1 letting down its best drivers?

Debates over the best driver in Formula 1 are nothing new, but is it now even tougher to pick? And would the return of independent engines help? BEN ANDERSON navigates the man versus machine maze


Who is the best driver in Formula 1? Lewis Hamilton? Sebastian Vettel? Valtteri Bottas? Kimi Raikkonen? Jenson Button? Daniel Ricciardo? Daniil Kvyat? Max Verstappen? Romain Grosjean? Nico Hulkenberg? Fernando Alonso?

It's impossible to know for sure, because of the technical discrepancies between the different constructors in F1. It is possible to extrapolate through various comparisons over time, to get a rough idea, but a true comparison is fraught with caveats.

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