Your favourite driver from the generations

JTBK · 7 Jul 2001, 21:18 (Ref:114193)

F1's seen a lot of memorable drivers in the past, question is, who's your favourite from each generation?

1950's:

1960's:

1970's:

1980's:

1990's:

Modern day:

BTW there's probably been a thread on this before but I've only just discovered the F1 forum so.....etc, etc....

Minardi fan · 7 Jul 2001, 23:24 (Ref:114253)

Being only a young 'un I can answer only 2:

1990's: UKYO KATAYAMA!!!

Present: KIMI RAIKKONEN!!!

Valve Bounce · 7 Jul 2001, 23:56 (Ref:114263)

It used to be the man who drive the ice cream van.

Now he doesn't come past my house anymore.

EERO · 8 Jul 2001, 02:02 (Ref:114278)

1950's: Peter Collins

1960's: Jimmy Clark/Dan Gurney

1970's: Clay Reggazoni/Peter Revson/Ronnie Peterson

1980's: Elio D'Angelis

1990's: Damon Hill

Modern day: Mika Hakkinen

Wrex · 8 Jul 2001, 03:13 (Ref:114287)

Quote:

Originally posted by Valve Bounce
It used to be the man who drive the ice cream van. Now he doesn't come past my house anymore.

I guess that was for the 50's VB, what about since then?

Its very hard to put the into these specific time frames but here's my list:

1950's: The one and only - Fangio (Moss a close second)
1960's: Sir Jack Brabham (The only man to win the WDC in his own car - Challenge to current drivers)
1970's: Stewart (I know he's more 60's but what do ya do)
1980's: Prost
1990's: Senna
Modern day: Michael Schumacher

What can I say, everyone loves a winner

Airhead · 8 Jul 2001, 03:22 (Ref:114294)

From the 1960's: Sir Jack Brabham

From the 1970's: Niki Lauda, Mike Hailwood.

From the 1980's: Keke Rosburg, Lauda again and Prost

From the 1990's: Go Hard Berger, Prost again and Damon Hill (before the fateful last year).

Valve Bounce · 8 Jul 2001, 10:35 (Ref:114333)

Quote:

Originally posted by AMoffat

From the 1970's: Niki Lauda, Mike Hailwood.

From the 1980's: Keke Rosburg, Lauda again and Prost

You know, I have never written about this, but I was at the British GP at Brands, and actually cheered for James Hunt, and when he was disqualified after a great race, I was furious. I did not care for Niki Lauda winning the race as a result. However, I was stunned later on when I read about Niki's accident at Nurnburgring, and when I read how serious his injuries were, and how he bravely raced at Monza - how after the race, they removed his head gear and it was covered with blood, Niki has been my all time hero in life. In later years, when ever I found any great difficulties in my sailing, I found my inspiration in Niki. I don't care what they say about his statements these days, he is still my all time hero. If ever there was anyone that I just want to meet, it would be Niki, and I would just love to shake hands with him.

Airhead · 8 Jul 2001, 11:10 (Ref:114338)

Yes Valve for a guy of small stature, Niki is really larger than life.

Appart from the accident, he was very competitive over a fair period of time. At a time when the odds of dying were higher and becoming old in the sport seemed less of a career option.

angst · 9 Jul 2001, 09:28 (Ref:114684)

EERO, I'm amazed at how similar your list is to my faves. Add Graham Hill and Bandini in the 60's, Depailler and Watson in the 70's, Villeneuve in the 80's and Alesi in the 90's and modern days.

Ray Bell · 9 Jul 2001, 09:46 (Ref:114696)

1950s - Fangio

1960s - Surtees

1970s - Lauda

1980s - Rosberg

1990s - Mansell

Today? who knows?

As a secondary list, for those that should be considered apart fromk the above:

1950s - Moss, Brooks

1960s - Clark, Gurney, Brabham, Stewart, Rindt, Rodriguez, McLaren

1970s - Peterson, Andretti, Fittipaldi

1980s - Villeneuve, Senna, Jones, Laffite, Lauda

1990s - Senna, Alesi, Mansell

Today - Coulthard, Montoya

Faster · 9 Jul 2001, 10:20 (Ref:114710)

50's - Fangio
60's - Clark
70's - Stewart
80's - Gilles Villeneuve
90's - Schumacher
00's - I can only tell by the end of the decade (so far: Schumacher or Raikkonen)

EERO · 9 Jul 2001, 13:23 (Ref:114784)

Quote:

Originally posted by angst
EERO, I'm amazed at how similar your list is to my faves. Add Graham Hill and Bandini in the 60's, Depailler and Watson in the 70's, Villeneuve in the 80's and Alesi in the 90's and modern days.

Angst, add Mike the Bike and Andretti to my 70's list. Graham Hill absolutely!

I'd add Alboreto and Boutsen from the 80's and Frentzen and Coulthard from today's batch.

Marshal · 9 Jul 2001, 14:28 (Ref:114818)

50's Moss, Collins, Brooks

60's Clark, Gurney, McLaren

70's Pryce, Petersen, Gilles, Reggazzoni

80's Gilles (well he is my all time favourite), Rosberg, Prost

90's Erm..... Herbert?, Jacques, Lehto

Today Alonso, Montoya

TimD · 9 Jul 2001, 20:21 (Ref:114953)

Lovely topic. Favourite is always so much less contentious than best. If you don't mind - I'd just like to extend the parameters a bit....

pre-war - Rudolf Caracciola, B Bira

40's - Emanuel de Graffenreid

50's - Stirling Moss

60's - Graham Hill, Dan Gurney

70's - Jackie Stewart, Jacques Laffite, Alan Jones

80's - Keke Rosberg, Stefan Bellof

90's - Rubens Barrichello, Jean Alesi

today - difficult to say - we don't really know them well enough!

Minardi fan · 9 Jul 2001, 23:47 (Ref:115033)

Well if we're having other favourites besides our no.1's...

1990's: Alesi, Frentzen, Gene, Salo.

00's: Alesi, Frentzen, Alonso, Gene.

Hmmm... somewhat similar...

f1manoz · 13 Jul 2001, 15:32 (Ref:116628)

1950's: Jean Behra

1960's: Clark, Brabham and G. Hill

1970's: Gilles, Peterson, Hunt, Laffite (nice guys do finish first)

1980's: Gilles, Laffite (remember him leading in Detroit 1986, bloody marvellous), Mansell, Berger, Martini (you know, that Minardi driver)

1990's: Mansell, Gachot, Hakkinen, Martini, Alesi

2000 and beyond: Hakkinen, Alonso (for the fact he drives a MINARDI!! and does a bloody good job too), JPM, Trulli

To be honest, there aren't many drivers I dislike. However:

Dislikes:

David Coulthard, Jean-Marie Balestre, Bernie Ecclestone, Ron Dennis, Jenson Button (one of the most hyped-up, over-rated drivers I have ever heard of), Carlos Reutemann, Nelson Piquet, Jean Todt, Didier Pironi (not that I dislike him as a driver, but I do blame him for a part of Gilles death. If he hadn't robbed him of the win at Imola, I doubt Gilles would have died. But who knows??)

JTBK · 13 Jul 2001, 18:14 (Ref:116689)

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Originally posted by f1manoz
Didier Pironi (not that I dislike him as a driver, but I do blame him for a part of Gilles death. If he hadn't robbed him of the win at Imola, I doubt Gilles would have died. But who knows??)

Man, how can you say that?

Maybe if Gilles would have went out half a second later he wouldn't have died.

The world is full of maybes

f1manoz · 14 Jul 2001, 09:27 (Ref:116904)

Quote:

Originally posted by JTBK

Man, how can you say that?

Maybe if Gilles would have went out half a second later he wouldn't have died.

The world is full of maybes

True mate, but many observers, and even the great Enzo did place part of the blame at the feet of Pironi because one maybe is if Pironi had not robbed Gilles of victory in Imola he might not have gone out on that lap, been so furious etc etc and been killed.

But their are many variables on what may have happened. I accept you argument about that. Cheers.

Gt_R · 15 Jul 2001, 06:32 (Ref:117223)

1990s: Mika, Michael, Senna, Alesi

This year:
Michael, Kimi, Alonso, Trulli, Heidfeld

hunttheshunt · 15 Jul 2001, 19:35 (Ref:117401)

1950s; Fangio

1960s; Jim Clark

1970s; James Hunt (my namesake)

1980s; Ayrton

1990s; Gerhard Berger

Modern Day; Michael Schu

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