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There were many - and not only Brits - who regarded him as simply the best driver in the world, certainly after Fangio retired. It was a bit like if Senna or Schumacher had never won the world championship - they would still be ranked among the greats of their era.
I can't add much to what Tim has said, except that throughout most of the '50s and into the '60s he was the best F1 driver, the best F2 driver, the best F3 driver (until 1954), the best long-distance sportscar driver, the best short-circuit sportscar driver, the best on airfield circuits, the best on open-road circuits - all at the same time.
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