He's won the Formula Abarth Euro series, finished 2nd in the Italian series, 3rd in the Auto GP World Series and right now sitting in 9th in the Formula Renault 3.5 series. In contrast we can compare him to Raikkonen before being picked up by Sauber in 2001, Kimi had like what less than 30 race starts in open wheelers before he had the Sauber test?
So in contrast he looks a better prospect, if we only look at the stats, which says nothing of ones talent.
Who's to say he's even going to be able to get his super license for next season, there's been doubts over that since the announcement of this Russian deal