F1's Greatest Drivers No.5 (AP)

Number 5- Alain Prost

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Number 6 - Stirling Moss
Number 7 - Jacky Stewart
Number 8 - Sebastian Vettel
Number 9 - Niki Lauda
Number 10 - Fernando Alonso
Number 11 - Alberto Ascari
Number 12 - Gilles Villeneuve
Number 13 - Nigel Mansell
Number 14 - Mika Hakkinen
Number 15 - Lewis Hamilton
Number 16 - Nelson Piquet
Number 17 - Emerson Fittipaldi
Number 18 - Jack Brabham
Number 19 – Graham Hill
Number 20 – Jochen Rindt

 

Only 5th?? He was a match for senna (who is possibly 1st)

 

I thought that was a poor video for prost actually.

 

Meh, probably should be top 2/3. I'd probably put him #1 but oh well.

 

I gave up on this list being credible a long time ago

 

Lower than I expected, but I do think about right for Prost.

Senna should be next, but he won't be. My guess is Fangio

 

Called it. I've always said that Prost is underrated.

 

My guess:
4. Fangio
3. Clark
2. Schumacher
1. Senna

What i'd put:
4. Schumacher
3. Senna
2. Fangio
1. Clark

 

I agree with both lists, apart from I would put Schmacher ahead of Senna and Fangio.

 

Schumi might just get p1.
If he didn't come back it would have been p2.
Obviously he hasn't been successful in his second stint, but for just what he has given to the sport he deserves it.

 

Never was a fan of the Prof. but doesn't mean I didn't recognise the guy was class, agree with most, I thought he'd be higher, 3rd?
My own top 5 would be..

5th Fangio (going by grainy video and what I've read up about him)
4th Schumacher
3rd Prost
2nd Senna
1st Clark

Both my 1st and 2nd drivers were cut down in their prime, no doubt had they raced a few more years they'd have both bagged at least 1 to 2 more WDCs

 

if this was a german produced list then MS would be top. If it was french then AP would be top. As its british clark will be top or even the mclaren hero Senna.

 

To be honest you cannot fault your logic.
This is subjective. Idc what happens really.

 

Better than Schumi imo

 

My original F1 hero, but totally spoiled it for me in 89, not a match for Senna and it would've been an injustice for him to be ahead of Senna. It's hard to put a number 1 as I never saw fangio or Clark race my guess will be

4 fangio
3 Schumacher
2 Clark
1 Senna

 

Fangio and clark will be 3rd and 4th, and the usual Schumacher Senna 2/1 positions IMO.

 

Probably would've put Prost a bit higher up, but at this point all the guys in the top 5 are viewed by most as the absolute best the sport has ever seen and it becomes a subjective thing. Its also hard to compare eras of the sport so for me its also a bit silly to compare drivers, but for me personally, after everything I've watched, I'd have to say:

5 Fangio
4 Clark
3 Prost
2 Schumi
1 Senna

 

5. Paul Di Resta
4. Paul Di Resta
3. Paul Di Resta
2. Paul Di Resta
1. Paul Di Resta

It's not without good reason, little known fact: He beat the 8th ranked person on this list in F3

 

I would have had Prost at 1 or 2, i can't decide between him and Jim Clark for number 1.

 

whats with the sudden surge of di resta themed usernames?