Who are your favourite F1 drivers?

[RoyBatty]

Mine are probably Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen both for ability and attitude.

[Saruman]

Jim Clark was possibly most naturally talented driver. Senna for speed attitude, Schumacher of course, Hakkinen used to one of my favorites, he had superb raw speed but often made silly errors (like Monza '99). Prost, Lauda raced intelligently, I respect that. It's quite difficult for me to name the one, as I'm usually in favor of the one who puts the best/impressive show and performance.

[Eldritch]

Mine are probably Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen both for ability and attitude.

That, and;

Sebastial Vettel and Heikki Kovalainen of the ones currently in the circuit.

That Schumacher is an asshole doesn't matter in this case -- it's in fact more or less a requirement if you want to be succesful in the sport. :D

[nisse]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-qR1d7D41JE/Rx0lhHytBII/AAAAAAAAACA/AAFoJYqRQSA/s400/kimi_raikkonen1.jpg

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[RoyBatty]

That, and;

Sebastial Vettel and Heikki Kovalainen of the ones currently in the circuit.

That Schumacher is an asshole doesn't matter in this case -- it's in fact more or less a requirement if you want to be succesful in the sport. :D

Imo Schumacher is no worse than most of the rest. His supposed a******* status is mostly due to British Media campaigning against him, presumably because of his history with that perennial loser Damon Hill.

Sure he is bordering on arrogant but on the other hand, "borderline arrogant" people who deliver the goods and can back up their attitude with results are fine in my book.

Like you said, it's practically a requirement to be errr... very confident in one's abilities if one is seriously pursuing something.

Nice guys finish last ::D :thumb001:

[Megrez]

Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, Mika Häkkinen, Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Juan Pablo Montoya.

[RoyBatty]

Yeah I quite liked Gerhard Berger and Frentzen. Jean Alesi as well.

Think Frentzen "started his career" by doing informal racing in his father's hearse lol :D

[Svanhild]

German driver Jochen Rindt. He was declared to the F1 champion of 1970 posthumously. He died at the final training for the race in Monza but his advance in points was uncatchable for the other drivers. He's the first and last F1 driver who was crowned to the champion after dead.

http://www.wdr.de/themen/kultur/stichtag/2007/04/_img/bild0418_400h.jpg

http://www.src.co.at/images/rindt_gr.jpg

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Ruhe in Frieden

[poiuytrewq0987]

I don't watch F1.

[Aemma]

I don't watch F1.

Gods! I never pegged you for a NASCAR guy! :P :D



As for me, well that truly is a no-brainer:

The Senior Villeneuve, Gilles (R.I.P.)


Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, better known as Gilles Villeneuve, (French pronunciation: [ʒil vilnœv]) (January 18, 1950 – May 8, 1982) was a Canadian racing driver. An enthusiast of cars and fast driving from an early age, he started his professional career in snowmobile racing in his native province of Quebec. He moved into single seaters, winning the US and Canadian Formula Atlantic championships in 1976, before being offered a drive in Formula One with the McLaren team at the 1977 British Grand Prix. He was taken on by reigning world champions Ferrari for the end of the season and from 1978 to his death in 1982 drove for the Italian team. He won six Grand Prix races in a short career at the highest level. In 1979 he finished second by four points in the championship to team-mate Jody Scheckter.

Villeneuve died in a 140 mph (225 km/h) crash with the March of Jochen Mass during qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. The accident came less than two weeks after an intense argument with his team-mate, Didier Pironi, over Pironi's move to pass Villeneuve at the preceding San Marino Grand Prix. At the time of his death, Villeneuve was extremely popular with fans and has since become an iconic figure in the history of the sport. His son, Jacques Villeneuve, became Formula One world champion in 1997 and the only Canadian to win the Formula One World Championship.

Source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Villeneuve)

http://i32.tinypic.com/2ylldlh.jpg


The crash that ended his life:
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And the Junior Villeneuve, Jacques


Judging by the record books Jacques Villeneuve had a Formula One career in reverse. He nearly won the driving title in his debut year, did so in his second season, then went steadily downhill and eventually dropped right out of the sport. Yet the statistical rise and fall of the son of one of the greatest racing heroes was not an accurate reflection of his driving ability, nor do the numbers do justice to his impact as one of the most colourful and controversial champions. As a distinctive personality he stood alone and in terms of his entertainment value he had few peers.

Source (http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/5/)

http://i28.tinypic.com/xnrtjt.jpg

[Treffie]

I used to be an F1 fanatic when I was a kid, but very rarely watch it these days - the sound of those cars going round the track makes me feel sleepy, especially after Sunday dinner :p

Nigel Mansell

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/football_sports_personality0_what_happened_next0/img/3.jpg

[Smaland]

Winner of 5 F1 championships; this record stood until it was surpassed by Michael Schumacher in 2003.


"Fangio was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990. He returned to the spotlight in 1994, when he publicly opposed a new Province of Buenos Aires law denying driver's licences to those over 80 (which included Fangio). Denied a renewal of his card, Fangio reportedly challenged Traffic Bureau personnel to a race between Buenos Aires and seaside Mar del Plata, a 400 km (250 mi) distance, in two hours or less, following which an exception was made for the five-time Grand Prix winner." :D (From the Wikipedia article about Fangio)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Fangio.png/240px-Fangio.png

[Megrez]

Jacques Villeneuve is a moron. It's just unfair he won a championship and his father didn't.

[Loki]

Jody Scheckter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_Scheckter). He's a Jew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Jewish_Sports_Hall_of_Fame), but a South African Jew. :p

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/33/Scheckter_Monza_1979.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/ScheckterJody1976-07-31Tyrrell-FordP34.jpg

[Aemma]

Jacques Villeneuve is a moron. It's just unfair he won a championship and his father didn't.

Oh? :confused: