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**Texdolley** · 06-29-2011, 03:32 PM

I think the interesting thing is the difference in conversions from pole to wins/podiums. Schumacher had only 10 poles yet had amassed 19 wins and 38 podiums. Vettel has converted 22 poles into 16 wins and 22 podiums. On face value that suggests that Schumi was more consistent and better at winning from further back on the grid. There are a lot of variables of course - rule changes, qualifying changes, reliability improvements etc - but I would think that Vettel has a chance to accumualte more stats than Schumi for the simple reason that he'll be competing in 25% more races per season than Schumi did for much of his career (16 races for Schumi versus 19 or 20 for Vettel).

Good post. I agree, Vettel has the ability to amass better stats. So does Lewis, but I doubt he'll manage that whilst at McLaren. The best way to look at it is probably as a % of races completed.

Anyway, Vettel has nearly alway won from the front. I'd like to see him qualify 4th or 5th and win from there for once. Can anyone think of a race where he has won and not qualified on the first row of the grid? I'd like to see him do this because it's the one thing stopping me from putting him on the level of Alonso and Hamilton in my books. Vettel doesn't excite me because he wins from the front. Alonso and Hamilton have both proved they can win from behind. I'd like to see Vettel do the same and do so a few times.

06-29-2011, 03:32 PM	#14
Texdolley Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	I think the interesting thing is the difference in conversions from pole to wins/podiums. Schumacher had only 10 poles yet had amassed 19 wins and 38 podiums. Vettel has converted 22 poles into 16 wins and 22 podiums. On face value that suggests that Schumi was more consistent and better at winning from further back on the grid. There are a lot of variables of course - rule changes, qualifying changes, reliability improvements etc - but I would think that Vettel has a chance to accumualte more stats than Schumi for the simple reason that he'll be competing in 25% more races per season than Schumi did for much of his career (16 races for Schumi versus 19 or 20 for Vettel). Good post. I agree, Vettel has the ability to amass better stats. So does Lewis, but I doubt he'll manage that whilst at McLaren. The best way to look at it is probably as a % of races completed. Anyway, Vettel has nearly alway won from the front. I'd like to see him qualify 4th or 5th and win from there for once. Can anyone think of a race where he has won and not qualified on the first row of the grid? I'd like to see him do this because it's the one thing stopping me from putting him on the level of Alonso and Hamilton in my books. Vettel doesn't excite me because he wins from the front. Alonso and Hamilton have both proved they can win from behind. I'd like to see Vettel do the same and do so a few times.
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