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  1. Remy Zero

    Remy Zero Two Time F1 World Champ

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    well, he was good before that 2 crashes at Indy. Not everyone can pull a Niki Lauda sorta comeback.
     
  2. SPEEDCORE

    SPEEDCORE Four Time F1 World Champ

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    Cmon how does no one remember Ukyo Katayama!! he was legendary back-marker and someone always retiring!

    He is one of the few drivers to have the honour of rolling the car b4 the start line :eek: (1995 Portuguese GP)

    Woo hoo found it on utube! http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=P6quuYoMhGc&feature=related The 4min+ mark shows he was at fault driving into our favourite Ferrari test driver :eek:


    wax: Sato is the most successful Japanese driver in F1 :eek:
     
  3. DGS

    DGS Six Time F1 World Champ
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    Bad racing driver:

    Enzo Ferrari.

    He was such an unsuccessful driver, he had to shift to running a team and a factory. ;)

    For which we are eternally grateful. :D


    Another oldie:
    When Honda execs were touring the McLaren garages, they asked: "How can the drivers see anything in those small mirrors?"
    A McLaren mechanic replied, "Don't worry. That's Nakajima's car. There's never anyone behind him." :p
     
  4. tazz99

    tazz99 F1 Rookie
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    "Lighten up Francis" It was a JOKE hence the :) at the end. Whether or not you think Hamilton walks on water or a total wanker (I'm in that camp) there is no denying the mans talent in an F1 car. Man you Hami lovers are a sensitive bunch.
     
  5. dkabab

    dkabab Formula Junior

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    dont remember the guys name... i remember watching a thing on F1 history and guys who used to buy their way into f1.
    there was some guy called "Count/Lord something" who used to crash all the time.
     
  6. Remy Zero

    Remy Zero Two Time F1 World Champ

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    You mean Coulthard? :D
     
  7. CRG125

    CRG125 F1 Rookie

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    It does matter who pays his ticket. It shows whoever is paying for it knows he is a capable driver. TATA is no BS company that will just sponsor anyone, otherwise they wouldn't have sponsored Ferrari. If it was his dad paying for it than that shows he is a spoiled brat( Pedro Diniz) who just has too much money to burn. As for his driving, he never had a problem qualifying and had some really brilliant moments which showed he had potential. My definition of worst are ones who are embarrasing to the sport, the fans and themselves. From what I remember Narain did none of that. Actually he did the opposite.
     
  8. crinoid

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    1. Jacques Villeneuve
    2. Ralf Schumacher
    3. Sato
     
  9. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    not worst, but JV from 1998- was certainly among the most under-performing.
     
  10. tifosi12

    tifosi12 Four Time F1 World Champ
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    +1

    The thread was answered with this post:


    That's all there is to know.
     
  11. Pedro

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    The pass Sato made on Alonso in Canada 2007 by default keeps him off the list. I truly enjoyed watching hima and hope he can return. Zsolt Baumgartner is Hungarian so I can't include him on the list and there was a race or two when he outqualified his teammate (as did Scott Speed). Aside from the obvious (Ide), I'll cast a vote for Montoya. Why? He's the caliber of Hamilton, Kimi and Alonso. On a marquis team (Williams was good but not great; McLaren wasn't in top form in his day), the battles would be great fun to watch. Instead he's somewhere in the middle of the pack making left turns. Then again JV isn't even doing that.
     
  12. Remy Zero

    Remy Zero Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Montoya is on my list too.
     
  13. OC Speed Junkie

    OC Speed Junkie Formula 3

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  14. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    How so? disappointing, perhaps (especially when at McLaren), but worst?
     
  15. dkabab

    dkabab Formula Junior

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    LOL... no but close... :)

    he was a COUNT or a LORD
     
  16. GuyIncognito

    GuyIncognito Nine Time F1 World Champ
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    Lord Hesketh? though he never drove, he was just the car owner.
     
  17. Arvin Grajau

    Arvin Grajau Seven Time F1 World Champ

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    Wurundjeri man.
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  18. Etcetera

    Etcetera Two Time F1 World Champ
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    How many of you here would gladly partake in F1 even if it meant being called the worst?
     
  19. Etcetera

    Etcetera Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Monza then Indy. The crash at Indy was the one that took all the race out of him. He had flashes of genuine racer in him, but he never had the work ethic to turn those flashes into something more.
     
  20. Gilles27

    Gilles27 F1 World Champ

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    ?
     
  21. MBFerrari

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    "nuff said"
     
  22. Remy Zero

    Remy Zero Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Well, rude, arrogant, and always crashes into others :D

    but with all the hype, he's was one of the most overrated drivers.
     
  23. Drive550PFB

    Drive550PFB Two Time F1 World Champ
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    I liked JPM.
     
  24. ferraridude615

    ferraridude615 F1 Veteran

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    Didn't Danica Patrick test an F1 car once :)
     
  25. tifosi12

    tifosi12 Four Time F1 World Champ
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    I don't think so, but Sarah Fisher did and failed miserably.
     

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