Thursday 3 March 2011

The Best and Worse Of Formula One with Video's

This time of year there's a lot of motorsport list's, looking back over the last year, of looking forward to the next.
Well I've come across an article at here heres a quick summary, do please have a look

Greatest Driver: Jim Clark

When Jim Clark died in an F2 accident in Hockenheim in 1968 he had the most wins ever by an F1 driver, with 25. That record lasted almost six years until Jackie Stewart got his 26th at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1973.

Most Underrated Driver: Graham Hill

Can a two time World Champion, an Indy 500 winner, a Le Mans 24 hours winner, 14 time Grand Prix winner, and five time Monaco Grand Prix winner be underrated?

Overrated Driver: Giancarlo Fisichella

Fisichella has competed in 231 Grands Prix, in some great cars like Benetton, Renault and Ferrari, including a couple that won the championship. His result of three victories are not sufficient for the opportunities he was given.

Best Ambassador: Jackie Stewart

The Wee Scot is perhaps the best-known F1 driver in North America, along with Mario Andretti, and most of that is due to his work and promotion of the sport after he finished racing.

Worst Ambassador: Max Mosley

I could go on a huge rant about each reason Mosley was bad for F1. Instead I will just point out a few of the low-lights.

Best Pass (Tie): Nelson Piquet - Hungarian Grand Prix 1986

Piquet was sitting second behind Senna when he got into Senna's slip-stream on the main straight.



Best Pass: Jacques Villeneuve - European Grand Prix 1997

This was not one of those flashy, spectacular passes where cars are
sliding, wheels are locking and smoke is coming off the tires.



Best lap: French Grand Prix 1979

Gilles Villeneuve's and Rene Arnoux's last lap in the 1979 French Grand Prix at Dijon.



Worst Race: French Grand Prix 1996.

Nothing happened. There isn't much else to say.

Only highlight I could find.

Best Race: European Grand Prix, Nurburgring, 1999.

The race started with a Jordan on Pole Position -- a Jordan, whose driver, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, was still in the championship hunt. A second formation lap led was needed then the race featured: a barrel-roll accident, rain, some cars on dry tires, some cars on wet tires,



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