at his absolute best circa 93 or 95 would have looked INSANE in those lighting conditions believe me...
no, it would have been the exact opposite:compare kevin and Ronnie in these shots.
Ronnie is more impressive because his natural muscle shape and detail looks better under the fantastic lighting than someone with less shape and detail.
Yates would have run into the same problem as Kevin..
the same of course, applies to ANY lighting, but the grand prix lighting being probably the greatest lit contest ever, makes this effect even more pronounced.
Sometimes, you have to look deeper into things.
what appears to be obvious is not always the case.