Drivers talked about.

[Jonsnow606]

I think it's quite obvious Lewis is, by a country mile the most talked about f1 driver on Ph.
Strangely threads that have no relevance to him, somehow turn to talking about Lewis.


So if Ph was around 70 years ago, who would be the most talked about drivers of each generation?

[Catatafish]

Most people with an interest in F1 orbit hamilton either negatively or positively.

The white middle class "chap", retirees cast scourn upon him because (at least one ) generation gap, and they reckon with a touch more cash, they might have been Button. But he got done by Hamilton in 2 of their 3 seasons together, and constantly taken to the cleaners in qualy, so Ham has work to do in that demographic.

Luckily, ham is quite unpredictable on the track, exciting to watch, and far less corporate than the rest, and so his fans outnumber the others, even reaching outside of f1...

[NewMetalSystem]

As most of us are Brits, I'd go with Moss, Clark, Hunt, Mansell... Anyone who had both a reasonable claim to be the 'fastest' of their generation, and a UK passport, was bound to get attention.

[Qcarchoo]

Perhaps Lewis's grandfather Duncan.

[hairyben]

I think hamilton gets so many bytes as he's one of the best drivers of our time, plus he's british and it's a british forum. german forums probably had similar with schumacher, spanish for alonso etc. There won't be a direct compare for each generation, hamiltons the most exciting british driver probably since mansell

[Smollet]

70 years ago the world was still at war.

[jbudgie]

Smollet said:

70 years ago the world was still at war.

Well that was useful.

[glazbagun]

Jim Clark must have generated some conversation. I'd have loved to have been there for Stewarts famous Nurburgring win in the rain. If I had a great waterproof.

[glazbagun]

Thinking about it, ever Hill/Schumy was pre- most forums.

[shalon]

Jim Clark Jackie Stewart would of been popular and Senna and mantel no one from mid 90s don't. Think hakkinen dc schumi Irvine or barrichello were they type of people Montoya could of been if things played out differently

[shalon]

Jim Clark Jackie Stewart would of been popular and Senna and mantel no one from mid 90s don't. Think hakkinen dc schumi Irvine or barrichello were they type of people Montoya could of been if things played out differently

[jbudgie]

Thumb trouble ?

[glazbagun]

shalon said:

Jim Clark Jackie Stewart would of been popular and Senna and mantel no one from mid 90s don't. Think hakkinen dc schumi Irvine or barrichello were they type of people Montoya could of been if things played out differently

I wonder if there was much "what if" back in the day regarding how Stewart would fare if Clark were still racing him?

[charlie7777]

Hey catatafish I am one of those ‘white middle class "chap",retirees’ it does not mean I can’t recognise talent ! You have the wrong target, we are not all the same.

[Halmyre]

glazbagun said:

shalon said:

Jim Clark Jackie Stewart would of been popular and Senna and mantel no one from mid 90s don't. Think hakkinen dc schumi Irvine or barrichello were they type of people Montoya could of been if things played out differently

I wonder if there was much "what if" back in the day regarding how Stewart would fare if Clark were still racing him?

Hard call. Stewart was brilliant, but Clark was something else.

[Blib]

"Who do you think you are? Stirling Moss?", is still current.

[LDM]

I suspect Mike Hawthorn would have caused some debate!

A driver that for me seems to be a little forgotten all things considered.