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28th March 2007, 10:06 #31
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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.
Riccardo Patrese - 256GPs 1977-1993
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28th March 2007, 13:46 #32Originally 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.
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28th March 2007, 17:47 #33
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Originally Posted by tamburelloMichael Schumacher The Best Ever F1 Driver
Everything I post is my own opinion and I\'ll always try to back it up! :)
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29th March 2007, 16:57 #34Originally Posted by ioan
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14th May 2007, 07:25 #35
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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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14th May 2007, 21:18 #36
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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.
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16th May 2007, 22:36 #37
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Different drivers, different eras, different opportunities
Originally Posted by tamburelloFIDO - Forget It, Drive On
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