Suddenly and Surprisingly Strong Seasons (Drivers)

[journeyman racer]

In fact. From my pov. It's been more about teams elevating themselves unexpectedly. Having not been familiar with Ligier as a good team, their performance in 93 came out of the blue to me. 3 podiums was quite a lot for a mid pack team. A number of point scoring finishes. The were good that year.

Stewart in 99. They'd gone from hopeless to threatening. The win at Nurburging wasn't really a huge surprise that year. Except for the fact it was Herbert that won it.

BAR in 04. I wasn't expecting such a sustained performance. Button, 10 podiums! Personally, it made me more annoyed JV got the boot. While I can't say for certain he'd have finished ahead of JB in the standings. He had the experience, so I reckon he'd have pinched a win off the Ferrari's, which Button couldn't.