Quote Originally Posted by sollitt View Post
The reason we have "two frogs" dominating the sport is because they have been nurtured and supported throughout their entire career and have enjoyed the significant advantages of factory drives from the outset.
There is an enormous advantage in knowing that the outcome of today's event will not adversely impact your career tomorrow.
Neither were particularly special early in their careers and both made mistakes but there is significant confidence which comes knowing that the mistakes carry no consequence. The ability to test limits is enhanced and the learning process quickened.
There is no question that the Sebs are head and shoulders above all others and have been so for the past decade however they are the product of privilege few, if any, others have enjoyed.
Well mostly agree...thingis there have been a few others who have the privilege of having essentially limitless funds to play at all kinds of nonsense...some well known American springs to mind but I forget the name at the moment---and despite---or maybe because of the no consequence thing---achieved nothing...

Those guys still musty posses an internal drive to improve, and the disciplne to apply what they learn and they obviously have and the results show itin a long string of achievements-
--more than just hits on You-tube like Ben Clock or whatever that guy was called...