best gp ever?

[D-Type]

Where do you get that impression?

I don't know if you are also from Estonia (your profile doesn't say), if so will you and your fellow Estonians please accept my apologies. The remark was aimed at one particular Estonian.

[Cozzie]

Any race at Spa!!!

[DazzlaF1]

Silverstone 1987 for me.

Why, simply for Mansell's superhuman performance to reel in Piquet at the end of Hangar straight with probably the best overtaking manouvere i have ever seen

[Tazio]

The best grand prix I've seen recently was France 2004.
MS on an improvised four stopper, and RB passing JT(I think) at the last corner of the final lap for P3

Silverstone 1987 for me.

Why, simply for Mansell's superhuman performance to reel in Piquet at the end of Hangar straight with probably the best overtaking manouvere i have ever seen

Not being one for the Mansell-Mania, wasn't that not so much a 'superhuman' performance as a 'fresh set of tyres' performance?

The over-taking manouvere was, in no inconsiderable part, down to the fact that Nelson's tyres were shot, where as Nigel's set had only done half the distance.

[wedge]

Spa '95

Damon Hill was outdriven by Schumi on a wet Spa. Schumi (dry) managed to hold off Hill (wets).

[Tazio]

Any race at Spa!!!

Good answer!

[ShiftingGears]

Spa '95

Damon Hill was outdriven by Schumi on a wet Spa. Schumi (dry) managed to hold off Hill (wets).

And even damaged Hills car trying to block him, what a sportsman!


Anyway theres a lot of 30's grand prixs I'd love to have seen. Simply how great the mixture of the drivers, the circuits and the cars were.

[raphael123]

The best grand prix I've seen recently was France 2004.
MS on an improvised four stopper, and RB passing JT(I think) at the last corner of the final lap for P3

lol are you serious? even if your a die-hard schumi fan there are many better races which he won that france 04!! How long have you been watching F1 for?

Anyway, I find it hard to pick. In the past decade or so which I can remember, I'd maybe go for Nurb 99 when Herbert won in a Stewart, that was a classic race, or maybe even Silverstone 01 (? When rubens won it anyway). Spa 98 was pretty immense too. These are all wet weather races, but they do tend to add some more excitment to the races. Saying that, Nurb 98 in the dry with Mika doing a Michael on Michael was mighty impressive.

I don't think you can pick one race to be honest. I'm probably forgetting loads here!

[SGWilko]

Not being one for the Mansell-Mania, wasn't that not so much a 'superhuman' performance as a 'fresh set of tyres' performance?

The over-taking manouvere was, in no inconsiderable part, down to the fact that Nelson's tyres were shot, where as Nigel's set had only done half the distance.

OK, so yes, the new tyres were a factor, but how far behind was he after he put new boots on? Surely the effect of new tyres, the rate he was using them, would have meant that, when he caught Piquet, their tyres should have been fairly comparable. After all, Mansell broke the lap record almost every lap, so he wasn't hanging about, was he?

Anyway, that's probably my best GP, or maybe Hungary 1989......