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15th July 2007, 13:10 #1
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Name your top 5 favourite World Champions and reasons why
My list and reasons why:
Juan Manuel Fangio - Had that supreme talent and graceful driving style and human characteristics that made him stand out as a World champion
Jim Clark - Also sublime as well. A fantastic and amazing sportsman like Fangio.
Keke Rosberg - THE Flying Finn. Very brash and bold, was a chain smoking racers racer. His driving style looks fantastic! On the limit, daring and spectacular.
Alan Jones - The prototypical Williams driver, tough inside the car and out. He was quite intimidating and aggressive on the racetrack yet fair. A fighter, like Rosberg. "A mans man" as Frank Williams put it.
Sir Jack Brabham - he was a huge factor in the arrival of rear engined cars in Formula 1, was a great car developer, tough and aggressive driver, and won the championship in his own make. Also the only driver to win a championship pushing his car across the line!
What are your choices?
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15th July 2007, 13:28 #2
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I am not that lucky and I haven't be able to see that great drivers you mentioned.
My fave champion is Damon Hill, than Hakkinen, Michael Shumacher, Mansell and Alonso.Formula 1
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16th July 2007, 06:33 #3
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16th July 2007, 07:50 #4
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1. Michael Schumacher - 5 titles for Ferrari. Enough said.
2. Alberto Ascari - 2 titles for Ferrari and Italian to boot!
3. Niki Lauda - 2 titles for Ferrari that broke a long winless period.
4. Alain Prost - should have won the '90 title for Ferrari and I've always preferred him to that arrogant ****er Senna.
5. Jim Clark - Arguably the quickest guy F1 has ever seen. One of, if not the, defining images of F1 for me is Jim Clark and the Lotus 49.Forza Ferrari!!
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16th July 2007, 22:38 #5
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1. Senna. Best driver ever.
2. Hill. My favourite driver.
3. Surtees. Won on two and four wheels, unique
4. Mansell. Stunning driver.
5. Piquet. Under-rated despite 3 titles.Niente č vero, tutto č permesso
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3rd October 2007, 14:39 #6
Only from personal experience
1. Clark (better than all his contempories 62-68)
2. Rindt
3. Lauda
4. Fittipaldi
5 Stewart (to be replaced by Lewis next Sunday )Kris Meeke got fired -PSG so terrified they quit!
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3rd October 2007, 16:14 #7
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Isn't it rather pointless to try to start this when there's an active thread called "Name your top 3 Formula 1 drivers and why". The answers should be the same except that this we can include Ascari this time, given that his back to back championships were earned in Formula 2 cars disqualifying him from the previous thread.
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3rd October 2007, 17:03 #8
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1. Jackie Stewart (Told Francois Cevert all he knew)
2. Mika Hakkinen (Great guy, Great driver!)
3. Nigel Mansell (Did it for the fans)
4. Niki Lauda (Brave and Stunning)
5. Jochen Rindt (Should, Could and Would have done so much more)
Others like Clark, Surtees and Graham Hill, I can't remember, so that's why there not on there?
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3rd October 2007, 18:26 #9
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1 - Mansell - my favourite driver ever, stunningly fast often unlucky
2 - Schumacher - the best all round driver the sport has seen
3 - Senna - the fastest and most ruthless driver the sport has seen
4 - Hunt - legendary character
5 - Stewart - could have won more world titles if he'd not retired so earlyMessage to Ganassi - Get Sterling in the #40 full-time. Those were the days.
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3rd October 2007, 20:18 #10
Semantics
Originally Posted by D-TypeKris Meeke got fired -PSG so terrified they quit!
Not important, but nice to see that he has still the ability to drive fast
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