Not only 2010 Vettel's season was downplayed but people tend to forget the problem outside his control he had.
Bahrein: Oil problem in the car made him dropped from first to fourth.
Australia: DNF after a braking failure. He was leading the race.
Spain: Braking failure dropped him from second to third.
Canada: GEarbox issue dropped him from third to fourth.
Italy: Engine failure made him his recovery worst than it should.
Korea. DNF because an engine failure. He was leading the race.
How much points did Vettel lost that year but people just "remember" Turkey, England and Belgium?
EDIT: So without counting Italy because it would be pure speculation his probably finished, he lost 69 points only in mechanical problems and he was 25 points of 50 possible behinf Alonso. His season should be more praised.
He threw away victory in Hungary and Turkey and probably 2nd place in Belgium. And didn’t he made mistake in Singapore quali which ultimately cost him victory?
Anyway, I agree that the biggest contributor to the loss of points was poor reliability. And it is true that compared to 2009 or 2018 the number of mistakes were lower. And it’s true that everyone else made mistakes. The only difference to his rivals in 2010 was that Seb’s mistakes were costlier.
The biggest disapointment of that year is MW. Young, inexperienced, error prone teammate who suffered reliability issues every other race. And still, he couldn’t do the job.
