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Greatest F1 Drivers of all time using today's scoring method

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  1. Sig. Roma

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    #1 Sig. Roma, Aug 9, 2019
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  3. PerKr

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    #3 PerKr, Aug 9, 2019
    Guessing the analysis is based on a percentage of maximum points in a season... A manufacturer being as dominant for as long a time as Ferrari in the Schumacher era or Mercedes now just did not happen back in the day. In 1986 (picked a year on random) Prost won just 4 races out of 16, Mansell was runner up with 5 wins. Back to back championships were rare. Retiring from a race due to mechanical issues was fairly common. Any comparison of the current F1 with the old F1 is just invalid.
     
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    #4 Jeronimo GTO, Aug 9, 2019
    Mmm... definitely entertaining to watch.

    But, Rubens a "greater" driver than Ayrton or Niki? Don't think so.
     
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  5. Jack-the-lad

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    #5 Jack-the-lad, Aug 9, 2019
    Very clever, but mere points accumulation does not equate with "greatness." And the exercise does not, as far as I can tell, account for much longer seasons and careers in the modern era.
     
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  6. Isobel

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    #6 Isobel, Aug 9, 2019
    Fun to watch up to maybe year 1995 or so, then it becomes depressing as driver longevity combined to team dominance allows second tier pilots to attain a stratospheric accomplishment level. I’ll stay with my own top 27 F1 greats through unabridged personal preference (aka wish I could have ridden with them for one lap at the Ring in a car of their choice).
     
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  7. Sig. Roma

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    #7 Sig. Roma, Aug 15, 2019
    Just a thought. If the golks who put this video together equalised all seasons to the current level number of races and did the same with driver placing, I wonder how things would work out? For example, if a season in the 1950s had 7 races, a driver won 3, finished 2nd 4 times, that season would be brought up to 21 races, 9 victories and 12 2nd places. How would results change?


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