Which athlete do you consider to be the best in the world?

Problems started immediately, just like with other teams – either the fuel wouldn't reach the tank, or they wouldn't tighten a nut. This simply didn't happen with Todt.

Yeah, and they also learned to crush the hopes of smaller teams, especially in Monaco, with a red bucket. Plus, red lights mean nothing to some Afro-British drivers. But that's just a side note.

In that year, McLaren probably had the third-best car, and Williams was simply unstoppable in the middle of the season. The fact that Schumacher became champion even with problems shows that he had a great car, especially since the problems weren't related to reliability, but rather to circumstances, like crashes or punctures.

But sometimes he managed to win even in races where he had a less competitive car and a lot of problems. A driver can still make a difference.
Recently, I've also started including the factor of luck in the concept of the car. When I think about last season, I immediately want to steal Hamilton's lucky charm (a rabbit's foot???) Although, maybe he has innate Expert Luck, but at least Basic Loosership.

The fact that the driver is now also gives an advantage to the smaller teams.

Yes, it does to some extent, due to the ability to slightly adjust the car's weight distribution with ballast. I don't think they make some parts thicker for greater strength or anything like that. But all of this is insignificant compared to the additional 25 kg. That's a fact.

And regarding the "monkey" – Hill tried it in '94 with the same car.

No. In 1994, they changed the chassis (by the way, many believe that it had significant understeer, which was a thorn in Senna's side, and partly because of this, he crashed, because he simply didn't know how to avoid taking risks).
Plus, Byrne made a good chassis, on the evolution of which Ferrari later drove. Williams' advantage was actually equal to the advantage in the engine, large, but not as huge as in 1993. Although, maybe they should have tried the "monkey" option? :)

Explain why? The fact that I'm not a fan of one driver or another doesn't prevent me from being objective.

Well, you said you were rooting against him, and that already interferes.

In 2006, I was actually rooting for him.

But I didn't really want Ferrari to win. Renault had a much better car (Costa is clearly not Byrne), and the Stallions had no chance until the FIA intervened and banned the mass dampers. This wasn't a ground effect or moving aerodynamics; I was shocked. But rooting for Schumacher and against Alonso is always a pleasure. I don't like this Spanish hypocrite and plagiarist. I thought that Formula 1 had enough of one of them, but then another one appeared. That's why they didn't get along at McLaren.

I wasn't silent. I always cursed in front of the TV, especially at the end of '97 and the beginning of '98, when David gave the favorite, Ron, the victories.

You weren't silent, but McLaren and the peloton were. As for me, I think David was faster, but his time, unfortunately, has passed.