Comments on: Perfect sporting moments

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:40:12 +0000

Top Mansell moments!! When he overtook Berger in Mexico around the outside on the Pirelta Curve??? The corner b4 the long main straight!

Then there was the 360 degree spin at nearly 100mph at Imola. He spun once and carried on going! Mansell is a Leg End

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:15:57 +0000

It’s not the fastest F1 Grand Prix any more though – the 2003 Italian Grand Prix (won by Michael Schumacher) beat it.

By: Number 38

Number 38 — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:42:55 +0000

Scot Speed has a fan club of one but that bloke is pretty vocal!!!

“Perfect Sporting Moments” …..
out of courtesy to my friends I’ll limit this to F1 moments….. Keith mentioned a name oft forgotten in F1 history… Peter Gethin who ran the FASTEST EVER f1 race at over 161 mph in a B.R.M. but for all out SPORTING moments how about Tony Brooks handing over his Vanwall to Stirling Moss British GP 1957.

And how many 1000 more can we remember?

By: JoÃ£o Carlos OsÃ³rio

JoÃ£o Carlos OsÃ³rio — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:40:18 +0000

I will always remember that Michele Alboreto did an incredible race during Monaco Grand Prix 1985.
He was leading, then was caught on oil and many pieces of Patrese and Piquet accident and lost the lead but managed to get back on a tremendous recovering performance, proving everyone that it is possible to overtake in Monte Carlo after all. He did the best lap time during the race, witch was very close to the pole position time made by Ayrton Senna.
The incredible thing here was not a short moment during a race; It was is entire race!
He managed to finish only second but I’ll never forget is great fair-play in the end, not complaining his bad luck at all.
What an example of a real gentleman/hard driver combination!
Ah, the great 80′s!…

By: Clive

Clive — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:32:22 +0000

Hah, Scott sneaks in by default!

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:12:46 +0000

I’d agree with all of those – except Barrichello at Hockenheim. He would never have won that race but for the nutter that went for a stroll on the track. But Moss’s drive in the Lotus – definitely, definitely in.

By: Simon Stiel

Simon Stiel — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:38:44 +0000

Regarding great sporting moments for Britain in F1:

Stirling Moss beating the sharknose Ferraris in a privately entered Lotus that had to have a crack welded before the start in Monte Carlo in 1961.

James Hunt winning for Hesketh in Zandvoort in 1975, resisting the pressure of Niki Lauda.

Damon Hill beating Michael Schumacher in conditions that Lauda himself said he would have “s*** my pants” in Suzuka 1994.

Outside British achievements, I think Barrichello finally achieving his first Grand Prix win at Hockenheim in 2000 from 18th on the grid deserves a mention. Especially a race with rainfall and a disenchanted Mercedes employee wandering onto the track.

Regards.

By: Clive

Clive — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:00:04 +0000

Ahhh, here’s one. How about:

2007 Magny Cours Friday practice 2 – Scott Speed 3rd fastest in a Toro Rosso

Hehehe…

By: James B

James B — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:32:53 +0000

1983 Long Beach – Mclarens started 22nd and 23rd to finish 1st and 2nd

By: Hari

Hari — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:23:27 +0000

Mika Hakkinen’s pass on Schumi – Spa 2000
Kimi on Fisi, Suzuka 2005
Schumi and Mika – Press Conference Monza 2000