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BBC Formula 1's greatest drivers. Number one: Ayrton Senna

Discussion in 'Formula 1' started by happyal, Nov 20, 2012.

  1. happyal

    happyal Active Member

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    We all knew it anyway, but here it is:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/20324109

    Number 2 - Juan Manuel Fangio
    Number 3 - Jim Clark
    Number 4 - Michael Schumacher
    Number 5 - Alain Prost
    Number 6 - Sir Stirling Moss
    Number 7 - Jackie 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
     
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  2. BrightLampShade

    BrightLampShade Well-Known Member
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    Deeply shocked
     
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  3. Delete Me

    Delete Me Well-Known Member

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    Should replace Senna with Gordon Murray. <whistle>
     
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  4. RoadRunner

    RoadRunner Well-Known Member

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    But, B-But Di Resta...... :emoticon-0101-sadsm
     
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  5. JonnyBaws

    JonnyBaws Well-Known Member

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    Not gonna lie, he was and is my all time fav... doesn't mean I agree he's the greatest, as its been said before in these threads, its very hard to judge these great drivers due to the fact that each era they drove, drive in is so different.
    Was he greatest driver of his era? For me, yes... Was he the greatest of all time? Well thats down to each individuals opinion.
     
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  6. JonnyBaws

    JonnyBaws Well-Known Member

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    He's so good he gets his own top 20 count down, I&#8217;ll start it off, fill in the rest yourself!

    1 Di Resta &#8211; 2012 version of &#8220;The Di Resta, the best an F1 man can get!&#8221;
    2 Di Resta
    3 Di Resta
    4 Di Resta
    5 Di Resta
    6 Di Resta
    7 Di Resta
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    9 Di Resta
    10 Di Resta
    11 Franchitti - Paul wasn&#8217;t racing, he was on a gap year travelling the Far East
    12 Di Resta
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    14 Di Resta
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    17 Di Resta
    18 Di Resta &#8211; First pedal car
    19 Di Resta &#8211; He&#8217;s now walking..
    20 Di Resta &#8211; When learning to crawl.
     
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  7. Big Ern

    Big Ern Lord, Master, Guru & Emperor

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    Senna was the best I ever saw race, but, as I've said before, I never saw Fangio or Clark race so cannot compare, better than Schumacher, Prost, Mansell et al.
     
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  8. RoadRunner

    RoadRunner Well-Known Member

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    .
     
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  9. JonnyBaws

    JonnyBaws Well-Known Member

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    Love it!
     
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  10. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    im in shock. well Im out of pocket. I bet my life savings on Yuji Ide getting #1 <doh>
     
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