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  1. ren0312

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    #1 ren0312, Apr 18, 2020
    Who are the best or very good second-line drivers who were not world champions? Would this group include drivers like Alesi, Berger, Wurz, Fisichella, Frentzen, Panis, Coulthard, Irvine, Ralf Schumacher, I would incude Berger here since he retired in 1997. Any others?
     
  2. ren0312

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    #2 ren0312, Apr 18, 2020
    Basically you could regard them as still doing very well in midfieldish or not top of the line cars but not being 100% world champion material.
     
  3. 375+

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    #3 375+, Apr 18, 2020
    In a dominant car several of them could have been WDC particularly Alesi who reneged on a contract to drive for Williams . . . I think that Alesi was the most naturally gifted of those mentioned. Berger on the odd day could match Senna. Wurz looked like an incredible talent until he had a big shunt early on, he was never quite the same thereafter.
     
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  4. Remy Zero

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    #4 Remy Zero, Apr 23, 2020
    Definitely Barrichello, Too bad his constant whining got the better out of him
     
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  5. Igor Ound

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    #5 Igor Ound, Apr 23, 2020
    Bottas 100%
     
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  6. Beau365

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    #6 Beau365, Apr 24, 2020
    Irvine missed the WDC by a small margin.
    Alesi super talented but rarely had a car to match.
     
  7. william

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    #7 william, Apr 24, 2020
    Coulthard.
     
  8. Mitch Alsup

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    #8 Mitch Alsup, Apr 24, 2020
    Massa had a WDC for 30 seconds.....
     
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    #9 Beau365, Apr 28, 2020
    Yes he did !
     
  10. SPEEDCORE

    SPEEDCORE Four Time F1 World Champ

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    #10 SPEEDCORE, Apr 30, 2020
    Bottas drove in the late 90's? :eek:
     
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  11. Igor Ound

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    #11 Igor Ound, Apr 30, 2020
    Finns learn early ;) and he’s so good at facilitating Hamilton’s WDCs that he transcends space and time
     
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  12. 375+

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    #12 375+, Apr 30, 2020
    Salo gave up a win(it would have been his first and only) to Irvine in support of his run for the WDC. That's as supportive as it gets in my book.
     
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  13. Bas

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    #13 Bas, Apr 30, 2020
    I would still feel sick over it even today if I was him.
     
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