Great drivers making unbelievable mistakes?

[glazbagun]

I was a huge Hill fan as a kid, but in 95 he had a nightmare of a season. At the time I saw hitting Schumacher at Silverstone as payback for '94, but watching it these days it looks like the most wildly optimistic overtake in the world. I can only assume his head was all over the place after '94:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az_CdcAdAjE

One that was new to me was Hakkinen just totally blowing it in 99 at Monza. I don't remember much about this season other than Schumacher breaking his leg, but Mika seems utterly furious with himself:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xypmf5_mika-hakki...

[Mr_Thyroid]

Here's another Hakkinen one for ya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQC06fWqEn4

[37chevy]

What?????!!!!!!! A piston heads thread that shows other world champions bksing it up instead of Hamilton.....surely we can't have this......according to the world of piston heads every other driver is perfect and Hamilton is the only one ever to have made a mistake in his life....

....just watch this turn into another hate thread!

[HTP99]

Schumacher driving into the back of Coulthard at Spa, in the pissing rain and then accusing Coulthard of trying to kill him.

[Jasandjules]

37chevy said:

What?????!!!!!!! A piston heads thread that shows other world champions bksing it up instead of Hamilton.....surely we can't have this......according to the world of piston heads every other driver is perfect and Hamilton is the only one ever to have made a mistake in his life....

....just watch this turn into another hate thread!

Just for you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wec4Q-YQ0Ss

I do laugh at this one. Such car control, then this!!

[glazbagun]

HTP99 said:

Schumacher driving into the back of Coulthard at Spa, in the pissing rain and then accusing Coulthard of trying to kill him.

https://youtu.be/e271vCZzXAs

Remember this one - Schumi was in the pitlane trying to take on Coulthard:

https://youtu.be/Zm4PFEE8C3oo

Although I think Coulthard later apologised and blamed his inexperience at the time.

[37chevy]

Jasandjules said:

Just for you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wec4Q-YQ0Ss

I do laugh at this one. Such car control, then this!!

LMAO yes not one of his finest hours....even I was left shaking my head at that one

[Blayney]

glazbagun said:

One that was new to me was Hakkinen just totally blowing it in 99 at Monza. I don't remember much about this season other than Schumacher breaking his leg, but Mika seems utterly furious with himself:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xypmf5_mika-hakki...

One of the first F1 moments I clearly remember (I was 10). I was a big McLaren fan at the time (I liked DC, mainly because the first time I really watched F1 I wanted a driver to support and I didn't want to support the guy leading the race (probably Schumi) so I picked DC).

[VolvoT5]

Mr_Thyroid said:

Here's another Hakkinen one for ya.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQC06fWqEn4

I was a big fan of Mika... I remember that and then him blubbing in the bushes afterwards!

[DocSteve]

Not sure if he could be classed as a great driver but a F1 driver nonetheless and certainly an unbelievable mistake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHFkd8fgBFQ

[anonymous-user]

37chevy said:

What?????!!!!!!! A piston heads thread that shows other world champions bksing it up instead of Hamilton.....surely we can't have this......according to the world of piston heads every other driver is perfect and Hamilton is the only one ever to have made a mistake in his life....

....just watch this turn into another hate thread!

Well, if it does we'll know who started it won't we?

[37chevy]

REALIST123 said:

Well, if it does we'll know who started it won't we?

Haha thought I'd get in there first!!!!!!

[glazbagun]

DocSteve said:

Not sure if he could be classed as a great driver but a F1 driver nonetheless and certainly an unbelievable mistake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHFkd8fgBFQ

IIRC he said he used the braking point from single-seater racing? A bit of a difference in weight!

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Was it Heidfield who just about took the door off the safety car?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Medical car actually

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-igfGnms_UA

[SpudLink]

In the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix, Nigel Mansell was waving to the crowd for the last few corners of the last lap, his victory in sight, when he accidentally switched the engine off.

Now I'm off to check my facts in case that's now how it happened.

Wikipedia said:

Mansell, while waving to the crowd during the final lap, had allowed his engine revs to fall too low and he stalled the car. With the engine stalled it was not possible to select a gear, and he was forced to retire, the official reason being an electrical failure.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Didn't Schumi also drive into the back of a Minardi (or some slower team) on the way round to the grid?

...and of course Vettel into the back of Webber under safety car

[Mr_Thyroid]

Fisichella, on two separate occasions, caused an aborted start by, not just parking in the wrong grid slot, but parking on wrong side of the grid.

[HTP99]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

Didn't Schumi also drive into the back of a Minardi (or some slower team) on the way round to the grid?

...and of course Vettel into the back of Webber under safety car

I remember Coulthard binning his car on the parade lap; can't remember when, where or for which team he was driving though.

[Paul_M3]

HTP99 said:

I remember Coulthard binning his car on the parade lap; can't remember when, where or for which team he was driving though.

In 1995 for Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0rql8hL9ag