Muffin man – didn’t Vettel arrive after Hamilton. I know Vettel comes across as older and wiser than Hamilton’s grumpy school boy routine, but I think he’s younger.
Hora – would Torro Rosa count as a poor team? Vettel did OK there.
I suspect the Newey-Vettel relationship is more symbiotic than it appears. Vettel can express to Newey the kind of drive he wants, Newey can build it, and then the two of them can work out how to adapt both the car and the driving style to make it go fast. Drivers need cars, designers need feedback, and not just from telemetry.
If it was just the car, then every Vettel win would have a Webber podium. There’s been a bit of that but not that much.