It's amazing how many people remember Stirling Moss as a racing driver ;) and that's 45 years after his Grand Prix career came to an end.
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It's amazing how many people remember Stirling Moss as a racing driver ;) and that's 45 years after his Grand Prix career came to an end.
Yes, but how many of those people are under the age of 45 I wonder?Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Certainly there will be motor-racing fans under that age that have heard of Stirling, but even so I bet none of those would say that Stirling was their favourite driver, thereby making him, by default, 'unpopular' amongst under-45's in a poll.
Like-wise with the late Gilles amongst Ferrari fans under the age of 25.
Which does re-emphasis my original point that the 'popularity' of a driver is a meaningless, because the diminishing popularity of a driver doesn't have any effect on their record of achievements on track.
I reckon I can safely say that Enzo himself would rather have somebody who won 70+ GP's in his team than somebody who is likeable but who didn't win many races, because it's winning that matters.
Let's face it, Ivan Capelli was (is) a lovely bloke, but it didn't help him.
You mean 55, I doubt may started watching motor racing before they were at least 10 (I would even make it 15 or more for that era).Quote:
Originally Posted by tamburello
Fair point, although I knew the Ferrari driver's names when I was four (Lauda & Reggazoni, just to give an indication of my age).Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Ask an average person here in the USA to name a F1 driver and MS will probably be the only name they know (except NASCAR fans who will name JPM???)
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Originally Posted by ioan
Well I'm "only" 37 and I rank Sir Stirling right up there with Schumi. It's not just WHAT you achieve, it's HOW you achieve it.
Quite so. Just as a driver would prefer a reliable car, as well as having one that's fast enough to be able to compete with the front-runners. Or as in Gilles' case in Jarama 81', 'just' fast enough (and for at least this occasion, reliable enough) to stay ahead of the pack.Quote:
Originally Posted by tamburello