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98 comments on Waiting to win: When each F1 driver last won a race

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   Eggry (@eggry) said on 17th March 2011, 10:10

   Haha! I knew it! poor Nick. I hope he would win this year. maybe this is his last chance. of course I wish Alonso win the title!

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   Shimks said on 17th March 2011, 10:19

   Keith, I know you get a lot of fan mail from us – it’s getting ridiculous, really! :O) – but I have to say you have some remarkably good and original ideas for articles. Another fascinating read.

   (Now can I borrow 2 quid?)

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   Lauro Moura said on 17th March 2011, 10:29

   Wasn’t Kobayashi last win GP2 Asia Series 2008-09 Bahrain Feature race (January 23rd, 2009)?

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     montreal95 said on 17th March 2011, 12:51

     Keith, I think this is correct as I remember Kobayashi winning the 2008-09 GP2 Asia series.

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   Toro Stevo said on 17th March 2011, 11:22

   Webber must have gone 8 years before winning in 09, so things can happen late in a career if you’re lucky enough to get in the right team and still be competitive.

   Although it doesn’t really count, Heidfeld did get pole somewhere didn’t he, with Williams maybe? In the old one lap wonder or two lap combined qualifying days.

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     montreal95 said on 17th March 2011, 12:53

     Nurburgring 2005, two lap combined

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   Red Andy (@red-andy) said on 17th March 2011, 11:49

   There’s hope for Heidfeld yet! When Jos Verstappen won the A1GP race in Durban in 2006, it was his first win in a major international race since 1993. So it is definitely possible for a driver to return to winning ways after a long period in the wilderness (especially if that wilderness is the result of a long time in F1 in cars that aren’t really capable of winning).

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   Ollie (@olz21) said on 17th March 2011, 11:52

   For me, these statistics justify teams opting for young talent over more experienced midfield drivers.
   young drivers who are used to winning in lower formulae are surely much more likely to have the killer instinct and winning mentality than Heidfeld or Rosberg. Especially with the big changes of rules, everyone starts on a level playing field. For these reasons I think the rookies and more recent winners will have a relatively strong year.

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     montreal95 said on 17th March 2011, 12:58

     I disagree. The hunger for winning doesn’t go anywhere and the experience can’t be bought for any amount of money, as Hulkenberg found out last season, for example. And about “killer instinct”, it’s easier to remember something you’ve forgotten than to learn something new(see the case of Button in 2009).

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     Dizzy-A (@david-a) said on 18th March 2011, 0:04

     young drivers who are used to winning in lower formulae are surely much more likely to have the killer instinct and winning mentality than Heidfeld or Rosberg.

     Rosberg is a young driver who was used to winning in lower formulae. So what are you on about?

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   Bobtehblob said on 17th March 2011, 12:13

   Got to feel for old Heidfeld

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   I P said on 17th March 2011, 13:03

   narain actually won a race! amazing

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     montreal95 said on 17th March 2011, 13:35

     He has won a whole bunch of races in junior formulae before 2005, so how’s that a surprise?

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   AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner) said on 17th March 2011, 13:21

   Great list and quite a depressing read for some of them.

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    ajokay (@ajokay) said on 17th March 2011, 14:23

    Makes you wonder which drivers has made it into, through, and out of F1 with the fewest number of race wins in their career. There must be a fair few drivers with only a handful of career wins to their name.

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      Kimster said on 19th March 2011, 9:23

      Kimi did 23 races in total before going into F1, of those 23 he won 13

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    Icemangrins said on 17th March 2011, 15:24

    I don’t about you guys, but MSC will win atleast one race this year. I guess atleast in one race the car, tyres & the strategy will come together !

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    ' said on 17th March 2011, 16:09

    I laughed out loud when I saw Heifeld’s…

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    Robbie said on 17th March 2011, 16:14

    It’s been 12 years for Heidfeld? I feel sad.

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    MattW said on 18th March 2011, 5:10

    Keith, if you have time putting the number of races since their last win would be interesting too, taking into account things like Schuey’s retirement.

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    strictly commercial said on 18th March 2011, 9:09

    Hasn’t Schumacher won a couple ROC’s in the recent years? (I do get why one wouldn’t consider them as proper races though.)

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