There are still Hamilton naysayers that says he only wins because he has the fastest car. Now, rational people know he hasn't always had the fastest car per se in this run (2017 and 2018 would like a word), but there's still people that say Hamilton's wins are more up to the car he's in and not his skills as a driver. The notion of 'put another driver in the car and he'll do the same as Lewis' got more legs when Russell subbed for him and nearly won if not for pit crew incompetence.

Yes, best driver usually gets best car, and that's been the case here. But it's more than that. Lewis is just a more talented, more experienced driver than Max is, full stop. Max has tons of raw speed and potential, but he can't harness it like Lewis can at the moment

Say what you want about Rosberg, but he may have a point about Max now seeing what Lewis is about. This is the closest RB has been to Petronas since the turbo era began, and even with the areo changes giving Toto & Co some issues, the team and Hamilton are on top. While I don't think Max is going to break trying to beat Lewis like Nico did, I do think the is is the first real time Max has a legitimate look at what challenging Lewis is like.