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Quoted: Not really sure how you can even name any NASCAR drivers , stupidest form of race driving ever , give me formula one and. Rally car racing any day of the week. View Quote Agreed. F1 = pinnacle of asphalt racing WRC = pinnacle of racing on any/every surface, in any kind of weather. Sébastien Loeb will always be one of the greatest drivers of all time. The ability to adapt and win on all sorts of different surfaces and in all sorts of conditions and weather. Dude started out as a Tarmac specialist, and evolved into the first non-Scandinavian to win the Sweden rally. As for F1; Schumacher and Senna had some superhuman talent. I remember watching Mika Hakkinen duking it out with Shumacher. Mika's consistency/precision was incredible; lap after lap, within 0.2 seconds of each other. Yet, when Schumacher decided he needed to bring the hammer down, he was consistently beating Mika's laptimes by 2 seconds. |
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Sterling Moss, hands down.
Won the 1955 Mille Miglia, the most insane and deadly road race in an era of insane and deadly road races. Celebrates his victory like a rockstar with champagne and Italian broads does a bunch of nazi meth leftover from the war, jumps back in the Mercedes and drives the 500ish miles back to Stuttgart. He did some F1 stuff too. |
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Statistically Fangio is the best GP driver.
When working with one of Senna's early crew chiefs, It hurt when he told me that Tommy Byrne was faster than Senna but he'll always be my one true racing hero. It's impossible to name the best driver across the spectrum of four wheel motorsports as each form of racing has unique characteristics that may or may not suit a single drivers natural abilities. |
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If they are throwing in drag racers .
I'd toss Force and replace him with Ronnie Sox , dude was a machine him running a a 4 speed sounded like a car with a Lenco |
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So many different genres you can’t make a blanket “who’s the best” statement.
Senna Prudhomme Force Petty Kinser Coughlin Hines Jenkins Ivo |
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Quoted: Not really sure how you can even name any NASCAR drivers , stupidest form of race driving ever , give me formula one and. Rally car racing any day of the week. View Quote When NASCAR was really "stock cars", that is, cars you could buy as is off the showroom floor, and drive on the street OR the racetrack, it was the most American race ever, and one of the greatest. Once that stopped, it stopped being relevant. |
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Stephane Peterhansel.
Edit: Wiki says 14 wins in Dakar. 6 times on motorcycles and 8 in cars/trucks/whatever you want to call it. |
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Quoted: When NASCAR was really "stock cars", that is, cars you could buy as is off the showroom floor, and drive on the street OR the racetrack, it was the most American race ever, and one of the greatest. Once that stopped, it stopped being relevant. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Not really sure how you can even name any NASCAR drivers , stupidest form of race driving ever , give me formula one and. Rally car racing any day of the week. When NASCAR was really "stock cars", that is, cars you could buy as is off the showroom floor, and drive on the street OR the racetrack, it was the most American race ever, and one of the greatest. Once that stopped, it stopped being relevant. make homologation great again. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Not really sure how you can even name any NASCAR drivers , stupidest form of race driving ever , give me formula one and. Rally car racing any day of the week. When NASCAR was really "stock cars", that is, cars you could buy as is off the showroom floor, and drive on the street OR the racetrack, it was the most American race ever, and one of the greatest. Once that stopped, it stopped being relevant. make homologation great again. Preach it, brother! |
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For American drivers only:
Dan Gurney AJ Foyt Mario Andretti Probably Richard Petty For all-world: Fangio Prost Schumacher Senna |
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Jackie Stewart, Colin McRae, James Hunt, that Bubba fellow with the nooses (just ask him.)...
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I think this is one of those questions that can never be answered.
Many drivers peaked fast but died too soon. Many drivers only races specific types of cars on very specific circuits. Other drivers were very talented during a certain time period but would likely be outclassed by modern drivers. There is just way too many variables. I'll just go with some of my favorite drivers that drove multiple types of cars successfully. Like Mark Donohue or Walter Roehrl. |
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Quoted: Tom Kristensen View Quote A man of taste, I see. My nominations for consideration: Dan Gurney Mark Donahue Jacky Icks Tom Kristensen Graham Hill |
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Jimmy Johnson is just a pre-programmed AI.
Richard Petty was able to win when he got factory support and everybody else was paying for their gear by butt fucking people's sisters. |
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Quoted: This video came across my YouTube feed and I thought it was pretty interesting. An interviewer asks Tony Stewart who his Mount Rushmore of drivers are. His first two are spot on, but I think I would replace John Force with Jimmy Johnson or Richard Petty and the fourth would be https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mvmltKolxgA Who are the greatest four drivers of all time? View Quote |
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I like John Force, but holding a funny car straight for under ten seconds isn't what I consider driving, despite his dominance at it. Also not really sure NASCAR drivers are the best and wouldn't really give ANY circle track racer credence unless they had experience in road racing too - even if it was running 'shine.
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Quoted: Quoted: and maybe this guy https://www.razaoautomovel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sir-stirling-moss-3.jpg Surtees won world championships on two and four wheels which is very impressive. However the driver pictured above is Stirling Moss, one of the most versatile and successful drivers of his era. |
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David Pearson.
It damn sure ain't anybody from a format where the cars don't even slide in the turns. |
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Michael or Ayrton.
Or anyone that runs the Isle of Mann TT wide open. Skill is one thing but balls is another. The rare, eclectic combination of the 2 with the ability to be financed into competitive motorsports creates some really amazing people. |
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