Impressive stats do not make a a great driver... and a great driver is certainly not defined by how good his record it. Keke was one of the best there ever was.Originally Posted by the PORSCHEman2
OK, so what was Fangio's finest performance? What did you find most impressive about him?Originally Posted by the PORSCHEman2
Also, I don't think you can really compare drivers like Fangio and Schumacher (or indeed Senna and Schumi) because it wasn't until the mid-nineties that F1 drivers became Formula 1 drivers rather than racing drivers. If you look back to people like Moss, he never won a world championship against Fangio in F1, but the Argentine couldn't get near him in sportscars - and neither could anyone else. Now you have Heikki Kovalienen beating Schumi in a 360 CS when he wouldn't get NEAR him in an F1 car - it's a much more specialised game now - just look at what happened when Brundle (?) tried rallying. Talent is masked by cars (Button anyone?), but so is rubbishness or mediocrity (Fisi almost certainly fits into the latter of those two).