Comments on: Video: Hungarian GP history 1986-1993

By: Antifia

Antifia — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:15:56 +0000

Ok Keith, my mistake about who wrote the text.
But I still think that for such a dominant figure in those years, he received below par treatment. But, hey I am fan of the guy…perhaps I am the one a bit biased this time.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:07:37 +0000

Antifia – Journeyer wrote this, not me.

I think he chose the races on the grounds of which were the most entertaining (and possibly also which videos were available), not out of a desire to portray any particular driver in a positive or negative light.

And the caption on the main image does mention Senna’s three wins.

By: Antifia

Antifia — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:38:11 +0000

Keith: Your narrative is somewhat unfair towards Senna. It is almost like he as the quissentential loser in this track. You don’t mention the 1988 and 1991 races which he won – the one of 1988 with a memorable fight against Prost. In the end of the day, he had 3 wins and 4 second places in the 8 times he raced in Hungary, but someone reading your text would not have guessed it.

By: Journeyer

Journeyer — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:00:02 +0000

Clive James line of the weekend – ‘!Viva el capitalismo!”

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:40:55 +0000

I have done, sorry I didn't spot that when I was putting the article in. Am a big Clive James fan too - he did the 1982, 1984 and 1986 season review videos and they're all worth watching: The Official End of Season Review (1982) Two till the end (1984 F1 season review video) All Over Down Under (1986 F1 season review video)

By: Journeyer

Journeyer — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:31:58 +0000

Ah, yes, he did, Tim! Thanks for the correction.

Keith, can we update the article with Tim’s info?

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:15:20 +0000

Thierry Boutsen won three Grand Prix, not two – Canada and Australia 1989, plus Hungary 1990.

By: Journeyer

Journeyer — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:47:02 +0000

I agree, Rob. Ben Edwards is pretty good, but Clive James has to be the best F1 season video presenter – ever! That brand of deadpan humor is just spot-on!

By: Sush

Sush — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:34:56 +0000

I’ll have to have a closer look at your article keith, thanks.

let me guess, is the Mika vs Schue at spa top of the list?

Heidfield needs to be added to one of the greatest overtakers in the history of F1, if you ask me, but your not asking me.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:35:11 +0000

Tommy – not quite. If Prost had won that race with Senna not scoring he’d have had a 47 point lead with 50 points to be won. But really it was only delaying the inevitable that year. Senna had done a heck of a job to stay that close to Prost.

Sush – Agreed. One of the great under-rated passes I reckon. I put it second in my ’50 greatest overtaking moves’ piece: Video: Top 50 F1 passes – Part V