Flavio Briatore: Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton Better Than Sebastian Vettel

Flavio Briatore told ESPNF1.com that Sebastian Vettel is only the third-best driver in Formula One today. The way Briatore sees it, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, respectively, are both superior drivers—Vettel is where he is by virtue of a superior car. It’s an interesting view, and somewhat provocative, given that Vettel has just secured his second consecutive world championship and at a younger age than Alonso—the previous youngest. Then again, Briatore manages Alonso, so it isn’t all that surprising that he would have Alonso as the best in the field. Most pundits would have those three drivers in the top three, although it seems an odd time to come out in favour of Hamilton, who appears to have lost his mojo ...

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