Which of the four times WDC is going to reach 5 WDC first?

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The main revelation of this 2018 season was the confirmation that Vettel is brittle and impatient under pressure. He threw away precious opportunities as what seemed like red mist moments became a feature of his races. It was very clear that he was frustrated with everything, the car, the pitwall etc.

To me, 2018 confirmed my initial belief that Vettel is not in the top echelon of drivers historically.
I remember his last year at RBR and 2 of his championships slightly tainted by the complete railroading of Webber's side of the garage.
It seems to me he does not deal well with competition, intra team or with another competitor.

That said Ferrari are also now paying dearly on the constructors championship front by not getting the most out of Raikonen. Kimi should be winning when Vettel is unable to win. Unfortunately, the Raikonnen side of the Ferrari garage seem to be grossly incompetent. Their strategy calls were the worst in the entire grid. So kimi was always displaced from the best positions where he could have extracted more from races where opportunities were available if he were properly located.

I cannot stress enough how true and important this statement is.
Kimi was maligned from the first day Vettel walked in.
And it only continued with bizarre strategies and downright shambolic actions the highlights of which was "forgetting to call him in"

I'll be really interested to see what happens with leclerc next year, especially when he starts outpacing vettel.
Remember Kimi initially was outpacing Vettel before and even if he messed up a little in qualy, was always on par or just that bit faster in the races.