Who is F1's greatest?

Rtech · 9th September 2005, 19:55

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Originally Posted by Gurkha

Don't forget Rossi, although from Moto GP, he is the one and only living genius like Senna.

except Rossi is not very confident in the wet. That's the only chink in his armour.

raihan · 9th September 2005, 22:57

Michael Schumacher all the way.

aseem · 10th September 2005, 00:10

I think the only driver in the league of Aryton Senna is Val Rossi as far as talent is concerned.

mclaren1885 · 10th September 2005, 00:23

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Originally Posted by aseem

I think the only driver in the league of Aryton Senna is Val Rossi as far as talent is concerned.

cant agree more!!!but remember its two different things driving a f1 car and sbks..so comparison cant be made unless both are tried and tested on the same piece of machinery..remember shinya nakano tried his hands at f1 but was not able to salvage anything..he then tried sbks and is far more successful than he was at f1..so if the same driver/rider can achieve two different levels of success in two competetions then its not fare to compare two greats from two different sports i think..

Gurkha · 10th September 2005, 12:13

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Originally Posted by Rtech

except Rossi is not very confident in the wet. That's the only chink in his armour.

Except Rossi has won in the wet in the past as well as present, having raced in wet myself in WERA, can tell you that not a single 2 wheel rider is happy in wet, something about having too many HP and not enough traction being a dangerous combo, even a slight spill will make you loose the race.

hrag · 10th September 2005, 13:50

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Originally Posted by Rtech

Prost: As he was and still is one of the most precise drivers ever.

You probably know this already but this precision is what earned him the nickname of Professor.

Speaking of precision around a circuit, I'd say David Coulthard with a perfectly set up car comes very close - "inch perfect on the track".

Note: My mention of DC is only on the note of precision and not on fame or greatness.

tifosikrishna · 24th August 2006, 14:35

i feel this is the right time to revive this thread....

ess_a · 24th August 2006, 15:31

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Originally Posted by tifosikrishna

i feel this is the right time to revive this thread....

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER all the way.......
And IMHO the furure one CAN be Kimi Raikkonen...

karthik247 · 24th August 2006, 19:02

Michael!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ranjan united · 25th August 2006, 02:01

With all the advancement in technologies and even competetors over the years, it is difficult to compare all the drivers from yesteryears and today. My List:
1. Ayrton Senna
2. Jackie Stewart
3. Alain Prost
4. Michael Schumacher
(I'm sure that as years pass on, Schumi could go up the list... or maybe not. time will tell)

Tool · 25th August 2006, 06:16

Aryton Senna-- in terms of talent... arguably the BEST and MOST GIFTED EVER !!!!!
Alan Prost... even he had to say that senna could do things with the car that he could not belive. .. that statement seals it for me... senna NO 1
Micheal Schumacher
these are my best 3 in the last 18 years or so..

anarchist · 25th August 2006, 07:54

Aryton Senna, he was the best, wish he were alive, Senna taking on Schumi that would have been amazin competition but Senna is the best anyday.

himanshugoswami · 25th August 2006, 10:05

MS all the way!!!! I mean, when in history of Motor racing have the rules been changed solely to curb the sheer dominance of one man! I think that says it all.

madhav · 25th August 2006, 10:50

Sheer dominance?!
It is not as simple as saying that he was dominating everything and that was the reason for changing rules.

Take the tyre example...bridgestone saying they'll supply custom tyres only to Ferrari forced many teams to switch to Michellin.. and that was a big adv for Ferrari! So Ferrari has been a dominating force in the last few years when other teams suffered! 5 champioships and dominance happened at that time.

It was more of Ferrari managing to get many things working in their favor and the slump that other teams were in that helped Ferrari to dominate!

All time fav has been Senna no doubt about that!

Floyd de Souza · 25th August 2006, 11:11

The driver who set pole in Monaco with a one second margin, is according to me the greatest F1 driver ever. The same driver tried to win the Monaco GP without changing tyres and almost did. He drove against the likes of Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda and Alain Prost and beat them sometime or the other. Can you tell me which "greats" MS has driven against? That Senna remains the best "driver" there ever is undisputed.

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ranjan united BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada... But still a Bombay-Boy at heart !!! Posts: 409 Thanked: 3 Times	With all the advancement in technologies and even competetors over the years, it is difficult to compare all the drivers from yesteryears and today. My List: 1. Ayrton Senna 2. Jackie Stewart 3. Alain Prost 4. Michael Schumacher (I'm sure that as years pass on, Schumi could go up the list... or maybe not. time will tell)
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Tool BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 351 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	Aryton Senna-- in terms of talent... arguably the BEST and MOST GIFTED EVER !!!!! Alan Prost... even he had to say that senna could do things with the car that he could not belive. .. that statement seals it for me... senna NO 1 Micheal Schumacher these are my best 3 in the last 18 years or so.. Last edited by Tool : 25th August 2006 at 06:18.
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anarchist BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago / Namma Bengaluru Posts: 372 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	Aryton Senna, he was the best, wish he were alive, Senna taking on Schumi that would have been amazin competition but Senna is the best anyday.
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himanshugoswami Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!!! Posts: 2,303 Thanked: 2,619 Times	MS all the way!!!! I mean, when in history of Motor racing have the rules been changed solely to curb the sheer dominance of one man! I think that says it all.
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madhav BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 285 Thanked: 73 Times	Sheer dominance?! It is not as simple as saying that he was dominating everything and that was the reason for changing rules. Take the tyre example...bridgestone saying they'll supply custom tyres only to Ferrari forced many teams to switch to Michellin.. and that was a big adv for Ferrari! So Ferrari has been a dominating force in the last few years when other teams suffered! 5 champioships and dominance happened at that time. It was more of Ferrari managing to get many things working in their favor and the slump that other teams were in that helped Ferrari to dominate! All time fav has been Senna no doubt about that!
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Floyd de Souza BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 320 Thanked: 225 Times	The driver who set pole in Monaco with a one second margin, is according to me the greatest F1 driver ever. The same driver tried to win the Monaco GP without changing tyres and almost did. He drove against the likes of Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda and Alain Prost and beat them sometime or the other. Can you tell me which "greats" MS has driven against? That Senna remains the best "driver" there ever is undisputed.
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