#Which team had the best ever prime in Formula One history?
cloud lark
McLaren was iconic
dapper ingot
Mclaren would’ve won every race if not for Senna colliding with that backmarker so yeah gotta be them
civic heath
But spanning over a longer period than just a season, it’s merc
8 consecutive years of dominance
I don’t think that prime could be beaten
limpid dawn
2021 wasn't a dominance but your point stands
civic heath
2021 wasn't a dominance but your point stands
Yea true, the constructors that year never had too much of a gap in it from memory
7 years prior the only team that reslly challenged was Ferrari, even then they were pumping fuel illegally
2019
Once they were forced to stop doing that it was back to hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby
dapper ingot
in 2017 and 2018 the car wasn’t illegal
worldly ferry
limpid dawn
That was Max
Perez contributed very little relative to Max
McLaren's prime consisted of both drivers giving their best
And Mercedes in 2016
dapper ingot
*the time rosberg got involved in a title fight through cheating and luck
civic heath
*the time rosberg got involved in a title fight through cheating and luck
The only real unsportsmanship I could think of is Monaco qualifying
Most title fights are made up of petty shit like that
They still favoured Lewis on most occasions though if memory serves correctly
civic heath
in 2017 and 2018 the car wasn’t illegal
Also yes, this.
Mercedes had a 100+ gap in 2017 so I’d call that dominance
2018 was closer though
dapper ingot
The only real unsportsmanship I could think of is Monaco qualifying
He took Hamilton out in Spa as well
In total Hamilton lost like 40 points to Rosberg from those two
civic heath
He took Hamilton out in Spa as well
Yeah true. Lewis was definitely faster that season but it still doesn’t deny the prime as he still beat rosberg by at least 2 race wins and 100+ points to Ricciardo in 3rd
If it weren’t for both those incidents he’d (probably) have over 400 points
limpid dawn
Also yes, this.
Mercedes had a 100+ gap in 2017 so I’d call that dominance
Vettel led the championship for half of the season
2014 was dominant but not as dominant as 2016