Best overall F1 car ever?

[Viktory]

Ferrari F2004, amazing car!

[Abel Karaj]

1988 McLaren definitely. Would have won ALL 16 races without Schlesser's stupidity.

[D-Type]

I hate these 2 cars they killed any competition at F1 in 2002 and 2004 with a complete domination

Ah, there's the rub! The sole reason a Formula 1 car is to win races. But you can't blame Ferrari and Schumacher for doing their job so effectively.

It might be the case that the regulations are now so tight that innovation is stifled, or that all the tracks are now so similar that a single design can dominate anywhere, or that there's too much money in FORMULA 1 AT PRESENT, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

[Ranger]

Ferrari F1-2000

It won both titles, but overall it wasn't great enough to stand out in history as one of the best, as the McLaren was pretty close.

Much like the R26 Renault this year.

[D-Type]

Ah, there's the rub! The sole reason a Formula 1 car is to win races. But you can't blame Ferrari and Schumacher for doing their job so effectively.

It might be the case that the regulations are now so tight that innovation is stifled, or that all the tracks are now so similar that a single design can dominate anywhere, or that there's too much money in FORMULA 1 AT PRESENT, BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE.

I'm not sure where the capitals came from - they are unintentional - sorry.

So my post should read:

Ah, there's the rub! The sole reason a Formula 1 car is to win races. But you can't blame Ferrari and Schumacher for doing their job so effectively.

It might be the case that the regulations are now so tight that innovation is stifled, or that all the tracks are now so similar that a single design can dominate anywhere, or that there's too much money in Formula 1 at present, but that's a different issue.

[ClarkFan]

There is a car no one has yet named, though people have named cars from befire its era and after.

The Lotus 72. Two World Driving Championships. Three World Constructors Championships (the only car ever to have done that). Was still winning races in 1974, its 5th season of competition, and won a total of 20 races, unprecedented for any car to that time. (And I'm not sure it has been beaten since.)

And on top of its accomplishments, it was also the first car with the modern physical layout. Side-mounted radiators to clean up the aerodynamics of the the nose, with the fuel tank between the driver and the engine.

If it wasn't the greatest car ever, it certainly belongs on the list.

ClarkFan

[Dazz9908]

It won both titles, but overall it wasn't great enough to stand out in history as one of the best, as the McLaren was pretty close.

Much like the R26 Renault this year.

Arh, but like the McLaren Mp4/13 set the benchmark of how a F1 car should use it's aerodynamics. Many cars still have m,any references to the Ferrari F1-2000 today. Thats why I made it a great Car.
I should have included the Lotus 78 was the forerunner for un-car aerodynamics, which became ground effects. and Still used today in a controlled guise.

[Cozzie]

Ferrari 156
Ferrari F2002
Ferrari F2004
Mercedes W196
McLaren Mp4/13
1992 Williams

(The Auto Union could only ever be handled by one man remember)

[D-Type]

Don't underestimate the 1959-60 Cooper-Climax. It took a lot to beat it.

Cozzie, who do you mean? Rosemeyer or Nuvolari? And Hans Stuck was fairly successful as well.

[Cozzie]

Cozzie, who do you mean? Rosemeyer or Nuvolari? And Hans Stuck was fairly successful as well.

Well Rosemeyer was the only man who managed to tun in a race winning performance reguarly!

Stuck and Nuvolari don't rate as high in my mind.