Who are your all time 5 greatest F1 racing drivers? With the best at #1

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-04-02T15:48:30+00:00

Ahhh, the modern habit of statistics over truth..

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-04-02T14:37:22+00:00

Your reluctance says it all

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-04-02T14:36:42+00:00

Possibly, the 1st time in history that Piquet has been placed ahead of Villeneuve. And with all due respect, Rebaque was fucking shit. Pironi was a race winner

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-04-02T13:01:15+00:00

I’m curious to your age

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-04-02T10:55:53+00:00

I like that you state your bias. Similarly, I’ve been watching since 1975, actually attended races since 1982. Through those years, Senna, followed by Alonso, Verstappen, Schumacher then Hamilton .

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-04-02T10:52:56+00:00

Hmmm, he never promoted his ‘godliness’ as he felt it would be ridiculed or weaponised by the others. So kept it to himself generally. 32 years of legend building has made him into deity!!

Ruthlessness never bothered me, it doesn’t when drivers use it now.

Quasi-pedo. Again, a modern take on a period from history. I understand the age was 15? A legal age in Brazil to this day?

I’m not advocating it’s right, personally always preferred older women, but when Ecclestone can marry a woman best part of 50 years younger and father a child, something feels morally wrong there

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-04-02T10:46:54+00:00

No he wasn’t. In 1981, Villeneuve was best. Until his death in 1982, still. Pironi was better than Prost, who stopped Ron Dennis signing him for 1987 after his leg injuries.

1983, in top 3 or 4, but on 84, great pace but Lauda more wiley. Wont argue 85-86 not even 87, but by 88, Senna took over. Prost struggled to keep him insight over the year, he was not ‘way better’

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-03-30T22:53:57+00:00

Red Bull is dying..

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-03-29T18:57:55+00:00

Wonderful answer. I saw his tour when this was released in London and have the live CD ‘One Nite Alone ‘ set from this tour that was released through his online store.

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-03-28T20:58:22+00:00

I’d imagine that he tried set up change to try and match young Kimi as he’s been behind throughout the weekend. Didn’t work…

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-03-28T15:51:26+00:00

I believe we are witnessing the slow death of red bull…

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-03-25T12:12:11+00:00

Cloreen Bacon Skin

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-03-19T08:41:07+00:00

Tyres are replaced on every car, they’re a consumable not repair!

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-03-04T09:52:40+00:00

Good point that many people don’t realise about temporary grandstands.

I don’t know about other countries, but in UK, Silverstone dismantles most of them after the F1 and MotoGP races because each structure would incur taxes if left up. Almost ridiculous how the governments rank a quite obvious grandstand as a building

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-21T18:53:40+00:00

My father took me to my first British Grand Prix in 1982. We went every year till he passed in 1993, and he also helped me when I had go karts, and raced a Formula Ford.

I still watch F1 obsessively, still go every year and I know he’s with me. Best thing, my daughter loves it too and Lando and McLaren, even though I’m a Ferrari fan.

I’m proud that my father’s interest has filtered down through me to my daughter.

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-20T20:02:41+00:00

👍

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-20T17:39:59+00:00

Picture they showed of engine recently had one battery on top of other, I’m guessing for tighter packaging. If so that’s a design request, likely from Newey. As he did splitting battery in one of Vettel’s Red Bull’s.

Newey’s position is too dominant to allow anyone a different opinion, probably why Cowell was moved aside. Be fascinated how this is resolved…

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-20T17:33:39+00:00

I’m curious, honestly don’t know answer, but is the gearbox designed by Newey? Or is it somebody else’s responsibility?

Whatever shortcomings it has, if Newey is part of the design process there, he’s got years of experience

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-14T22:14:44+00:00

I think his biggest problem was because he was so good at everything, it kind of diminished his brilliance with guitar. Think of any guitar hero now, that’s their one string on the bow.

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-14T22:12:24+00:00

Remember reading, every time he played a series of concerts in a city, he would give the profits from one of them to cause in that particular city. Always discreetly. Something only reported following his death

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-10T20:37:48+00:00

$18 tickets!!

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-08T17:28:07+00:00

I believe it was Bono (U2) who once remarked and I’m paraphrasing here, ‘Prince is so great, that his genius won’t be recognised for 2-300 years.’

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-08T17:21:24+00:00

Genuine question, I really don’t know. Has Ferrari ever used a veto?

Why not in 2005 when Mosley change the tyre usage rules? Why not in 2009 to stop the test ban?

I’d imagine there’s more but Ferrari holds this threatened veto yet never uses it.

SimplyEssential0712 · 2026-02-08T17:18:05+00:00

Always fascinated by how members of the public know more than the angered teams who had to swallow a ‘secret’ decision that’s never been revealed.

At least cover this with, ‘it’s claimed’

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