Liam Lawson, sprint races, drivers who can challenge for title in inferior cars and Leonardo Fornaroli

The article discusses which Formula 1 drivers could credibly win a world title in an “inferior” car, framing the debate around sprint-era momentum and mid-field competitiveness. It references a reader’s list—Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen—and challenges it by arguing Lewis Hamilton and Alain Prost have strong cases of achieving titles even without the best machinery. The piece highlights 1986 for Prost and 2012 for Alonso, noting Alonso pushed the fight to the final race with what was “statistically” the fourth-quickest car, only to be affected by incidents. It also touches on Verstappen’s closeness to Lando Norris and mentions Senna and Schumacher’s eras for context.