Definitely, I would imagine the greats of previous eras might struggle with todays technology and button covered steering wheels, but likewise the modern guys would probably have a tough time in the old cars.mnmracer wrote:It very much depends on the exact scenario, hence why I choose a modern team.Just_a_fan wrote:It's a nice sentiment but I fear the majority will be modern drivers with the champions from the last 10 years figuring most highly. Lots of people on here with short memories or short F1 watching experience. I expect to see Vettel and Alonso figuring very highly for that reason.JimClarkFan wrote: What might be interesting is to see who is most often picked, that way you would have a consensus opinion. The efficient market hypothesis might work well here. That is to say, if we have enough people, picking their dream team, the biases included in one persons opinion will be drowned out by the crowd.
We know Senna was a genius, but to say he would have done as well in the Mercedes-Benz W196 as he would have in the Red Bull RB9, is educated guesswork at best.
Same goes for Fangio, Clark, Schumacher, Alonso, Vettel.
Regardless of the era, I would most certainly not put together a cross-era 'dream team'.
Comparing outwith eras is not something I would do either. But you could certainly make a case that today's drivers are probably light years ahead in terms of fitness and areas like that that are easy to compare.
