" Another podium or a regular top five finishes would put all the criticisms well to bed."
Nope , don't think so .
He'll have to live with being "daddy's boy" his whole life , poor thing .

But , even though you might be criticized heavily for it , why the hell not take every step you can to get there .
Jacques might be right that it seems an unfair advantage , trundling around tracks in an older car , but JV , himself , would have taken the same advantage in a heartbeat , had testing been as restricted in his day .
He was 2 seconds down on Hill's time when he was signed and it was only through relentless testing that he got up to speed .

JV gets a lot of the same stick , being he had an easier way into the circus because of his dad , too .
It certainly didn't stop when he got his title , but I'm sure that WDC makes it feel a little less uncomfortable .