I've been noticing more and more often the racing grid that is grouped by constructor: RB in P1 and P2, then Mercedes, then Ferrari, etc. Which leads me to believe that personal driving skill is not as important nowadays, but only how good and how much money a team has, and that alone decides the final results, with few exceptions to the rule due to chance.
Has this ever been the case in the history of F1, or is it a relatively new phenomenon?