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I still think it's Lowndes, though the comparisons to NASCAR's Gordon/Johnson are surprising. It's worth noting that Lowndes lost five entire years of his prime in his aborted single-seater career, and then in those god-awful 00 Motorsport/early-days FPR cars, while once joining 888 Whincup has had more than an uninterrupted decade with the best car on the grid- once you factor this in, I'd put him above Whincup by a whisker for modern-era drivers. (how many wins does Whincup lose if you effectively zero out his late 20s?)
If, theoretically, Lowndes had abandoned his F1 dreams and stayed with HRT through 2003 I'd think you'd be talking about a few more years before Whincup beat Lowndes' record of race wins.
(also my personal choice is Jim Richards, but hey, different era)
Last edited by FBJim; 29 Nov 2017 at 20:55.
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