Overcoming your world champion teammate
Hello all and first of all, happy new year (which you can just about get away with saying if it's January). . :happyny1::happyny3:
Back after the winter hibernation/hiatus (hibernatius) and am wondering: at the dawn of many a season, the driver who lost out to his world champion teammate the previous season (unless we're talking about clear, undisputed and undisputing number 2s - I'm thinking your Eddie Irvines) often talks up their chances (DC seemed to be cast in this role), but how often has a driver who lost out to a world champion teammate overcome that and gone on go beat him in the same team.
I think it's Fangio beating Farina as Alfa teammates (1951), Hulme (1967) turning the tables on Brabham (in the Brabham no less), Prost (1985) vs Lauda and Rosberg (2016) vs Hamilton.
There are other cases like Prost in 1989 Vs McLaren teammate Senna, but the above are all cases of them doing of it in the same team.
So, Oscar Piastri does stand a chance but it's not a common event. There seems to be some psychological advantage to the championship that means these guys leave the teammate behind and ensconse them permanently in second, but perhaps with the fine margins involved nowadays and Piastri's inexperience, he can do it.
Back after the winter hibernation/hiatus (hibernatius) and am wondering: at the dawn of many a season, the driver who lost out to his world champion teammate the previous season (unless we're talking about clear, undisputed and undisputing number 2s - I'm thinking your Eddie Irvines) often talks up their chances (DC seemed to be cast in this role), but how often has a driver who lost out to a world champion teammate overcome that and gone on go beat him in the same team.
I think it's Fangio beating Farina as Alfa teammates (1951), Hulme (1967) turning the tables on Brabham (in the Brabham no less), Prost (1985) vs Lauda and Rosberg (2016) vs Hamilton.
There are other cases like Prost in 1989 Vs McLaren teammate Senna, but the above are all cases of them doing of it in the same team.
So, Oscar Piastri does stand a chance but it's not a common event. There seems to be some psychological advantage to the championship that means these guys leave the teammate behind and ensconse them permanently in second, but perhaps with the fine margins involved nowadays and Piastri's inexperience, he can do it.