F1 Fanatic

hmmm, top 5 you say.

I guess this would be the top 10:

1. Senna
2. Fittipaldi
3. Prost
4. Hakkinen
5. Lauda
6. Hunt
7. Hamilton (if he’s included)
8. Hulme
9. Coulthard
10.Raikkonen

Don’t think they would put Gilles in the top 10 for 1 race, granted he was an exceptional talent, but more so for Ferrari. Similarly – Mansell, a superb driver but did not do much at Mclaren, more so for Ferrari and obviously Williams – his championship winning team.

Championship Winners (with a Mclaren car)
Emerson Fittipaldi
James Hunt
Niki Lauda
Alain Prost x3
Ayrton Senna x3
Mika Häkkinen x2
Lewis Hamilton

They will find it difficult to choose between Senna and Prost – both won 3 titles at Mclaren, I think they will go for Senna though – he epitomises the company, win at all costs & first or nothing.

Raikkonen came so close to a title with Mclaren so will be rated highly! Best of the non-title drivers?

1. Ayrton Senna
2. Alain Prost
3. Mika Hakkinen
4. Emerson Fittipaldi
5. Bruce McLaren

Well if they are being ranked on their contribution to McLaren then I would expect to see McLaren himself at the top….

I’d probably say (their list):

1. McLaren (Founder)
2. Emerson Fittipaldi (First Championship)
3. Niki Lauda (First Championship of the Ron Dennis era)
4. Ayrton Senna (Most championships)
5. Alain Prost (the other half of that famous pairing)
6. James Hunt (another early champion)
7. Hakkinen (most recent “double”)
8. Coulthard (service)

There’s probably one or two endurance/sports car drivers missing from there which I am too young/ignorant to know about!

Updated Rankings….

50. Philippe Alliot
49. Michael Andretti
48. Nigel Mansell
47. Andrea De Cesaris
46. Derek Bell
45. John Surtees

I don’t understand. They say themselves that they only look at the driver’s time driving for McLaren. So how is Berger higher than Raikkonen?

good to see watson is in the top 12, who is no 37, never heard him

1. Senna
2. Prost
3. Lauda
4. Fittipaldi
5. James Hunt