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Best driver never to race in F1 (51 posts)

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Slr said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@sw6569

I wouldn’t say 3 points in Jordan’s 2004 is bad, if anything 1 point would have been a great effort. Pantano probably would have put his car in the wall in Canada anyway.

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Fixy said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Tazio Nuvolari.

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sw6569 said 2 years, 3 months ago:

@slr thats precisely my point though, if Heidfeld couldn’t get any points out of the car, how can you rate Pantano as being terrible because he also couldn’t get any points finishes?

I’m no pantano fan, but it does seem a bit unfair to rate him after that season. its a bit like rating Senna because of last year in the HRT

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Browny said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Peter Brock from Australia. He totally dominated our V8 Supercar series for years, winning 9 Bathurst 1000′s. He was also very successful in other touring car and rally events. Could he have been successful in open wheelers, who know’s?

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Polishboy808 said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Tom Kristensen and Gil de Ferran are an easy two. But I also think that Jimmy Stewart would have been good. Judging by his brother, and his hill climb and other motor racing success. But that might be a little far off.

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sbl on tour said 2 years, 3 months ago:

de ferran, highly over rated, I would say.

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Deleted User said 2 years, 3 months ago:

How could I fprget Nuvolari!? Good call Fixy. For me, it’s definitely Nuvolari.

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Ads21 said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Dario Franchitti?

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Tom L. said 2 years, 3 months ago:

How about Sakon Yamamoto? I don’t think he’s ever driven an F1 car worthy of that title!

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jackie said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Tazio Nuvolari, Bernd Rosemeyer and Rudolf Caracciola – i think this drivers could have been strong competition for J.M. Fangio, Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina and the others.

I added more drivers – A.J. Foyt, Al Unser sr. and jr. and Rick Mears.
Maybe Gil de Ferran and Dario Franchitti, they are good drivers.

Sorry for my bad english.

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Deleted User said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Your English is fine Jackie :)

I’d also give Rosemeyer a mention from pre-F1 days but I don’t think he was ever as good as Tazio but that’s just personal opinion/bias :P

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Dan Thorn said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Don’t forget Jean-Pierre Wimille – he was probably the top driver after the Second World War and could have been a major player in F1′s formative years were he not killed in 1949.

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sbl on tour said 2 years, 3 months ago:

ah, that reminds me of joe sawards book on ww2 spies, cant rem the title but a damn good read

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sbl on tour said 2 years, 3 months ago:

grand prix saboteurs,
also spotted joe sawards blog , that should be good too

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TommyB said 2 years, 3 months ago:

Joe Sawards blog is great if you’re a member of the Tonio Liuzzi fan club.

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