Who are the most overated drivers in F1 at the moment.

[Retro Formula 1]

In response to the best drivers thread.

Top 3:

1. Schumacher
2. Massa
3. Alguersuari or Webber

[MrJan]

Sorry, have you just said that the 7 time World Champion is overrated? Fair enough he ain't gonna win anything now but....

In no particular order: Heidfeld, Massa, Rosberg

[Retro Formula 1]

Sorry, have you just said that the 7 time World Champion is overrated? Fair enough he ain't gonna win anything now but....

In no particular order: Heidfeld, Massa, Rosberg

Yep. Waste of a good seat at the moment in my opinion. The clue was in the question i.e. "at the moment".

[Brown, Jon Brow]

Everyone keeps saying Perez is the next big thing. Why? Apart from making tyres last in one race, what has he done?

[Brown, Jon Brow]

In response to the best drivers thread.

Top 3:

1. Schumacher
2. Massa
3. Alguersuari or Webber

People rate Alguersuari?

[MrJan]

Yep. Waste of a good seat at the moment in my opinion. The clue was in the question i.e. "at the moment".

That depends how you're defining overrated. If waste of a seat then that would apply to about half of the grid that won't ever set the world alight but do bring in the cash. And what about the lower teams? Is it really possible to describe either HRT driver as overrated? Neither are anywhere near as good as Schumacher though so by that standard shirley it's hypocritical to judge him by a different standard.

IMO 'waste of a seat' and overrated are two completely different things. E.G Massa is overrated at Ferrari but if he was at STR or Williams then he wouldn't be. Mind you by the same criteria I think that Maldonado is underrated while at Williams

[MrJan]

And who picked Vettel as overrated? :

[Retro Formula 1]

And who picked Vettel as overrated? :

I should imagine someone that feels the car flatters him. Seb is being hailed as the latest, greatest but like Schumy, it's easy to look outstanding when your car is so far ahead of the rest of the field.

Fair argument I suppose.

[Big Ben]

Schumi.... best ever my @$$.

[MrJan]

I should imagine someone that feels the car flatters him. Seb is being hailed as the latest, greatest but like Schumy, it's easy to look outstanding when your car is so far ahead of the rest of the field.

Fair argument I suppose.

The fact that his team mate isn't exactly setting the grid alight shows, IMO, that the car isn't quite as good in race trim as a lot of people think. Also the fact that he won his first race in a vastly weaker car and the wet (where I believe true drivers show their talent) is quite telling. I can sort of see why some don't like the hype around him, but I'm not convinced that he's any more overrated than any other driver.