Since Sebastien Vettel decided to move on from Ferrari, there has been a domino effect with Sainz succeeding him at Ferrari and Ricciardo going to McLaren.
Yesterday, Youtube's algorithm proposed to me the following video that compiles the number of Formula 1 wins by manufacturer over the period 1950-2019.
As the video plays, you actually see a picture of each winner for each race during the period along with a logo of the team.
When it came to the 1980's, Alain Prost started to show up repeatedly. I also noticed that, on the years that Alain Prost showed up as a winner, his mate showed up regularly as well.
As a case study, I am providing a table showing Alain Prost's mates during his career:
Every year that Prost became World Champion, his mate was also a past or future World Champion.
In Prost's career, on most years, his mate was breathing down his neck.
From that, I am thinking and hope that Sainz will not play second fiddle to Leclerc as a lot of people expect.
Also, I think and hope that Vettel at Mercedes in 2021 is a distinct possibility.
What do you guys think?