First of all, a shout out to Joseph, who delivered his question in an unconventional way. He was struggling to get the BBC Sport website form to work - apologies for that. So he resorted to posting it - from Newfoundland in Canada. Thanks to Joseph - and everyone else who sends in questions - for the support, effort and interest.

The question stems from a common misconception, based on drivers such as Max Verstappen and their specific tastes in an F1 car, in combination with their supernatural ability.

Teams do not design cars for a specific driver. They set about designing the fastest car they can based on objective data.

However, an F1 car is constantly developed throughout a season, and once it hits the track, one of the key metrics that defines how that happens is driver feedback.

And that's where this idea comes from. If the fastest driver in the team feels he can be quicker if the car behaves differently, he will say so, and the engineers are likely to put more weight on his feedback than that of his team-mate.

Verstappen - like Schumacher before him - is renowned for liking a "pointy" car, ie one with a sharp front end and responsive turn-in. Then he relies on his talent to deal with the loose rear in the corner-entry phase.

But other drivers have found they cannot cope with such a car - they prefer a more stable rear end. And that can lead to large gaps between team-mates.

Alex Albon described it well. He said of his experiences alongside Verstappen at Red Bull in 2019-20: "The car is what it is. He is very quick. He has quite a unique driving style, it's not that easy to get along with.

"I like a car that has a good front end, so quite sharp, quite direct. Max does, too, but his level of sharp and direct is a whole different level - it's eye-wateringly sharp.

"To give people an explanation of what that might feel like, if you bump up the sensitivity [on a computer game] completely to the max and you move that mouse and it's just darting across the screen everywhere, that's kind of how it feels. It becomes so sharp that it makes you a little bit tense.

"As it goes sharper and sharper, he goes quicker and quicker, and for you to catch up you have to start taking a little bit more risk. You might be a couple of tenths behind one session, just try a little bit more, 'OK, I've gone off, I've had a crash', and you've got to restart.

"Then you've lost a little bit of confidence, it takes a little bit more time, that gap is growing a little bit, and the next time you try and go out and do another job, another spin or another whatever - it just starts to snowball."

As for the final part of the question, a genuinely fast driver - such as Russell - will be fast in any car, yes. But car traits can often have an effect on whether any driver can achieve their maximum potential.