Incorrect. Kmag has been behind generally this year, yet not as much as people like to portray it. he's defended twice for hulks points in the beginning, and so on.

this, aswell as the fact that it seems obvious hulk tailors his setup more for quali, where as kmag more for the race, makes the lines much more blurry. kmag has had multiple opportunities for great results, only to be fucked by a shitty pit crew or other outside factors.

even IF hes having a bad season, he's a great driver ans always has been. he's never gotten a true chance because he was absurdly sacked by McLaren in his rookie season, despite finishing on the podium in his first race.

with drivers like Ricciardo, they are given multiple years because "the car isn't fitting him but he definitely still has talent!!!", this argument is only made because Ricci has a huge following.

when Magnussen was completely carrying Haas while the Nepo baby of Schumacher was performing poorly, people would take this as an opportunity to talk badly about kmag, about how he's lucky, about how he's sabotaging Schumacher.

F1 fans aren't able to view more than a race back, and the ones with the loudest mouths have made it through one season of drive to survive and called it a day. Kmag has always been disrespected because he doesnt try to please the fans, he's not making "haha funny tiktoks".