Worst F1 drivers to have won a race...?
Discussion
We've all seen the 'best F1 driver never to have won a race' discussions (Amon, Brundle, Bellof, Warwick, Heidfeld etc).
However, I wondered what drivers do you think were undeserving of beating the best in the world on their day and winning an F1 race. They could have lucked into the win through others' unreliability or been in the right place at the right time due to safety cars etc. Or even were a mediocre driver who found themselves in a car they couldn't fail to win with.
My two pence worth, enter Pastor Maldonado...
However, I wondered what drivers do you think were undeserving of beating the best in the world on their day and winning an F1 race. They could have lucked into the win through others' unreliability or been in the right place at the right time due to safety cars etc. Or even were a mediocre driver who found themselves in a car they couldn't fail to win with.
My two pence worth, enter Pastor Maldonado...
I am confused - I would agree Maldonado's win was suprising - but looking at the race in isolation (and if we are talking about not deserving to win a race we have to look at it in isolation) Maldonado deserved to win that.
I will agree suprising - but undeserved?
MAYBE you could argue Olivier Panis at Monaco in 96 as both Hill and Alesi retired from comfortable leads with mechanical issues - but then he still outlasted them in painful conditions. So is that really undeserving?
I will agree suprising - but undeserved?
MAYBE you could argue Olivier Panis at Monaco in 96 as both Hill and Alesi retired from comfortable leads with mechanical issues - but then he still outlasted them in painful conditions. So is that really undeserving?
Peter Gethin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gethin#Complete... the 1 win sits alone amongst many poor results. Was 11th in qualifying, won a 5 car massed finish using a better slipstream.
Definitely Olivier Panis at Monaco 96. That was a race won by whoever could keep going in one piece.
A little harsh, because he was likeable and undeniably talented, but Johnny Herbert aswell.
He won 3 times - the first being Silverstone in '95 (I was there ) when Hill and Schumacher took each other out
Then again the same year in Italy..........when Hill and Schumacher took each other out
Then the infamous '99 win at the Nurburgring for Stewart-Ford when it rained.
He was arguably unlucky in terms of timing with teams, and his Formula 3000(?) accident was undoubtedly a factor in later driving career but, objectively, he never won a GP purely on merit.
Oh, and Maldonado aswell.
A little harsh, because he was likeable and undeniably talented, but Johnny Herbert aswell.
He won 3 times - the first being Silverstone in '95 (I was there ) when Hill and Schumacher took each other out
Then again the same year in Italy..........when Hill and Schumacher took each other out
Then the infamous '99 win at the Nurburgring for Stewart-Ford when it rained.
He was arguably unlucky in terms of timing with teams, and his Formula 3000(?) accident was undoubtedly a factor in later driving career but, objectively, he never won a GP purely on merit.
Oh, and Maldonado aswell.
Muzzer79 said:
Definitely Olivier Panis at Monaco 96. That was a race won by whoever could keep going in one piece.
I was thinking of him as well, but 2nd was still a quick David Coulthard in the McLaren Mercedes. If he had dropped out and the 2 Saubers were 2nd & 3rd then it would be a no brainer.FourWheelDrift said:
Peter Gethin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gethin#Complete... the 1 win sits alone amongst many poor results. Was 11th in qualifying, won a 5 car massed finish using a better slipstream.
A bit harsh. He was a better driver than the results suggest and was the only man to beat F1 cars with a F5000 Chevron in a combined event if my memory serves me right. Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff