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Originally Posted by MGDavid
Clark died at the same age as Lewis is now - but achieved numerically far less in his years at the pinnacle (F1).
Moss was also the same age when the accident ended his career, but again achieved far less in those years at F1 level.
Stewart had the benefit of an extra couple of years on career length but still can't match the WDCs and poles etc. Also I never liked his affectation of the tartan, a quite unecessary distraction.
As for the rest one might not want to hold up Hawthorn, Hill or Hunt as perfect examples of the British gentleman, what with all the drinking, shagging and road-racing they got up to.
And wasn't Our Nige one of the more famous Isle of Man & Jersey resident tax-avoiders?
But I do appreciate that for some they will have been boyhood heroes and therefore beyond reproach.
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Regarding Clark, Moss and Stewart, achieving numerically far less in their years in F1 compared to Hamilton, that's surely down to fewer races per season, therefore less opportunity. In the late '50s and early '60s, when Moss and Clark were racing, there were roughly 8 to 9 races. When Stewart was racing it was more or less 11. In 2007, Hamilton's first season it was 17 and now it's 20.