Remembering Colin Mcrae

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My Brother knew Colin when he drove for Ford. Nice guy, he drove cars - quite fast, in fact he won a World Championship, then he died through a lack of judgement.

My Brother knows Stig Blomqvuist (also from when he drove for Ford) nice guy, he drove cars - quite fast, in fact he won a World Championship, he isn't dead.

Why do we always remember the ones that die yet not the ones that live?

Because people have short memories and the majority of McRae fans never saw Mikkola, Waldegaard, Blomqvist, Alen, Rohrl and Munari anyway.
In an era where mechanical sympathy as well as extreme car control was necessary I feel C McR would have had a huge DNF list against his name.
I wouldn't phrase my opinions as 'forthrightly' as JVV but people's achievements can never be viewed in isolation from their failings.
I'm sure that Ogier and Loeb would have adapted to be successful had they lived in the 2wd era but it was a far more competitive time and neither would have dominated back then.