F1s Greatest Drives

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This is a thread that seems to be strangely missing (or at least I can't find it).

What is your favorite or most memorable F1 drive?

Off the top of my head, I have to go for Spa 1995. Schumacher 16th to 1st in the wet, including upsetting Damon Hill! The 1996 Spanish Grand Prix is a close 2nd.

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Wow there's a sudden explosion of threads about the most interesting/greatest/favorite things.
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gotta be one of the best, lewis hamilton brazil 2008

and jenson button brazil 2009
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Hamilton at Silverstone 08 in the wet

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mx_tifosi wrote:Wow there's a sudden explosion of threads about the most interesting/greatest/favorite things.
Next week, most ridiculous beard in F1. Stay tuned! :lol:

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Alonso versus Schumacher Imola 2005 was the best!
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andrew wrote: Next week, most ridiculous beard in F1. Stay tuned! :lol:

That has to be Heidfeld end of 2010...

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andrew wrote:This is a thread that seems to be strangely missing (or at least I can't find it).

What is your favorite...
... and there might be a reason for that absence. It's called "The Fanboy Ying-Yang Thread".

I don't know who made the Greatest Drive in History (of course I know, but I'm not telling anyone what happened at the German 1957 GP) but I know that The Fanboy Ying-Yang is the greatest title a thread has had, courtesy of BreezyRacer (thanks, man!).

BTW, I am truly worried for your souls, people.

As anyone who has died knows, if you do not know which drive was the Greatest Drive in History, you are not allowed to enter Heaven: you are condemned to Racing Hell... for all eternity or until McLaren wins the WCC again, whatever happens first.

Not a nice place Racing Hell is, lemme tell you. All Europeans are forced to drive NASCAR cars and all Americans have to drive Fiat 600. Your competitors are all FIA marshalls, the sons of the team owners and/or the sons of older champions. The only stable thing in Racing Hell is that good ol' FIA is there, as here, managed by Bernard Ecclestone.

So, people, read about the German 1957 GP. Your soul is in the balance.

Oh, and, please, do meditate on why certain kinds of threads are not that popular at F1 Tech, most members, me included, will say thank you.
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kimi raiekonoen suzuka 2005....

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Ciro Pabón wrote:So, people, read about the German 1957 GP. Your soul is in the balance.
Wow, this one is charming. Outsmarting your opponents by scheduling a pit stop into a 3.5 hour race cause then you can take the corners faster! Closing up to the race leader 15 seconds a lap! Long-ass Nürburgring or not, this is still like the larger-than-life stories my grandpa would tell me as a child. Nice read.

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John Watson and Niki Lauda 1983 US GP West at Long Beach. Starting from 22nd and 23rd respectively they made it a McLaren one-two.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLPG2iaHG4[/youtube]

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Mansell Vs Piquet @ Silverstone 87

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSU1IXrICso[/youtube]
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2000 in Belgium was fantastic for me. Hakkinen leading Schumi in the wet, then making an error(saving it expertly after getting the tyres on the painted section of the kerb), handing the lead to Schumacher, at which point Mika got his game face on and went Red Baron hunting, the speed that Hakkinen showed was incredible and that manouvre is just awesome.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKBcNSdQkqk[/youtube]
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More could have been done.
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N12ck wrote:gotta be one of the best, lewis hamilton brazil 2008

and jenson button brazil 2009
Hamilton brazil 2008 wasn't really a great drive, but it was a great race.

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But, if there is ever a monument to a great drive, this has to be it. If there are any Ayrton detractors, I suggest they look at this and how he dismantled a field including 4 world champions(past and present) that won a total of 14 championships between them(Prost, Schumacher, Hakkinen and Hill) In one lap too.
Lapping the entire field bar Hill, who was only meters ahead of Senna come the finish line. Just fantastic.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSl-WLah2Nw[/youtube]
More could have been done.
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