are the current f1 cars that much faster than those of the past? there are alot more restictions these days isnt there? no turbos, no sill skirts etc. they where out lawed because the cars where getting dangerously fast.

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Was he not sitting in a considerably more powerful car than everyone else for a lot of those years ?

all the teams were under the same rules, they all had the same potential

So was he in a more powerful car or not ??

I am nearly sure I remember reading he was over 100hp up on the rest of the field ?

Skill doesnt come in to it as much in that case

The cars in the eighties had up to 1200bhp - vastly more than they do nowadays _ im still googling for the modern day outputs

Unfortunately the only F1 I know about is bike Formula 1 - having been a road racing fanatic for 20 years