Bridesmaid of Bridesmaids
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- 5th January 2011, 19:07 at 7:07 pm #128714IcthyesParticipant
As an aside to Keith’s series, I thought it might be fun to determine the best driver who never won a world championship. Because a few of them are obscure, I’ve decided against a round-robin format decided by voting and gone for a simple list. You can have a first, second and third choice vote. If no-one gets a majority of first-choice votes, everyone but the top three are eliminated and second-choice votes will be allocated. If there is still no winner, the third-placed driver is knocked out and third-choice votes will be allocated to determine the winner.
The only criteria are that a driver must have finished within a win of the eventual champion and never have become champion himself. That gives us just 15 names:
Luigi Fagioli
Jose Gonzalez
Stirling Moss
Tony Brooks
Bruce McLaren
Wolfgang von Trips
Jacky Ickx
Clay Regazzoni
Gilles Villeneuve
Carlos Reutemann
Didier Peroni
John Watson
Eddie Irvine
Felipe Massa
Mark Webber
I’m open to including wildcards like Heinz-Harald Frentzen too. For the sake of allowing people time to vote, to bring up new names and to generate debate, I’m keeping the vote open until the January 31st. You can change your vote but the last ones will be considered final. Hope the idea catches on!
5th January 2011, 19:32 at 7:32 pm #157273RIISEMemberCan’t Montoya be a wild-card? He drove superbly for Williams and probably would’ve won 1 title if it weren’t for Ferrari’s dominance.
5th January 2011, 19:41 at 7:41 pm #157274CalumParticipantWhat abbout DC?
5th January 2011, 20:05 at 8:05 pm #157275jihelleParticipantI think the only time Coulthard was second was 2001 and he was 58 points (!!) behind Schumacher. So he doesn’t make the cut and nor does Montoya who was never second placed.
My choice is:
1. Villeneuve
2. Ickx
3. Moss
5th January 2011, 20:24 at 8:24 pm #157276AnonymousInactive1. Gilles
2. Moss
3. Massa
5th January 2011, 21:15 at 9:15 pm #157277IcthyesParticipantMontoya is a good example. I don’t think DC really makes the grade because he never properly challenged for a championship, Montoya was still in the running with two to go in 2003.
5th January 2011, 21:49 at 9:49 pm #157278Juan Pablo HeidfeldParticipantMontoya should definately be up there…
5th January 2011, 21:49 at 9:49 pm #157279CalumParticipantSurely the bridesmaid of bridesmaid will be the runner up in this competition…. since they will be the bridesmaid of the competition ;)
5th January 2011, 21:59 at 9:59 pm #157280Felipe BomenyParticipantAs drivers:
1. Pironi
2. Ickx
3. Moss
Honorable mentions: Massa, Von Trips, Villeneuve
5th January 2011, 22:14 at 10:14 pm #157281LHJBFTWParticipantMoss
Villeneuve
McLaren
I also love Eddie Irvine but he was never really good enough.
5th January 2011, 22:16 at 10:16 pm #157282NickVMemberVery hard to choose just 3 but i think they have to be:
– Moss
– Villenueve
– Ickx
5th January 2011, 22:27 at 10:27 pm #157283Polishboy808ParticipantEasy on for me!
-Villenueve
-Moss
-Ickx
6th January 2011, 0:11 at 12:11 am #157284Prisoner MonkeysParticipantDamn. Here I was thinking we’d be rating the drivers’ girlfriends …
6th January 2011, 0:58 at 12:58 am #157285BoonParticipant1. Moss
2. Gilles
3. Mclaren
Pains me to leave Pironi out, though
6th January 2011, 1:05 at 1:05 am #157286Ned FlandersParticipantThis is a great idea Itchy! I shall choose…
1. Stirling Moss
2. Gilles Villeneuve
3. Wolfgang von Trips
PS- Eddie Irvine seems so out of place on that list!
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