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The greatest F1® races take many forms, from stunning head-to-head duels and chaotic, rain-hit affairs to amazing feats of strategy and speed when a top driver fights back through the field to the chequered flag. To join in you just need a RaceFans account, which is free to register. Monaco Grand Prix, 1992Nigel Mansell’s Williams was streets ahead of the competition. "At least when you can put the pressure on them, of course, it's a lot harder for the guy. Mansell-mania entered the FI lexicon. No Rate the Race poll was held for the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix due to Jules Bianchi’s crash. F1 gave the gamer the very best experience possible and was one of the first F1 console games to truly capture the sheer speed of the pinnacle of motorsport. This top 500 ranking goes back to the start of Formula 1 in 1950. On the final lap Räikkönen tucked in behind the Renault on the main straight, darted to the left – missing the rear of the leader by mere inches – and swept stunningly around the outside of the first corner to take the lead and an amazing win. The best luxury F1 experiences to enjoy this year. This allowed the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo to take his 6 th win in Formula 1, with the Williams of Lance Stroll taking his maiden F1 podium as well. Lewis Larkam. For the first time there were four championship contenders when the final grand prix of the year began – Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton. This shows that despite all the criticism we are the first to acknowledge how much the racing has improved since the introduction of “designed to degrade” in 2011. The GT World Challenge Europe returns this... Imola may be synonymous with Ayrton Senna.... Who are the top 10 American F1 drivers of all time? Norris surprised to lose third on the grid by “centimetres”, Ocon achieved “the maximum” for Alpine, Alonso “was not fast”. You can sign up for a RaceFans account here: CashNotClass (@cashnotclass) 7th April 2016, 15:17. F1 cars are some of the best out there. Races: 25. Thanks, Norris, ILuvSoundtracks (@iluvsoundtracks) 8th October 2017, 18:04. Räikkönen started well and Hamilton went wide in a desperate bid to claw back time. Us neither – but that’s what’s made F1 in 2020 such a delight. He took the chequered flag in front of his adoring home fans. Hamilton, Vettel and Alonso all feature in BBC Sport's F1 moments of the decade. Senna won a record six Monaco Grands Prix having announced his arrival as a star of the future there in 1984 when, in almost monsoon conditions, he recorded the fastest lap in an unfancied Toleman and almost pipped Alain Prost’s powerful McLaren to victory. 16 Dec 2019. These are the 100 best Formula One races since 2008 according to readers of F1 Fanatic. Of all motor sports in the world, Formula One is a one that invest millions each year on their race cars alone. See the Comment Policy and FAQ for more.If the person you're replying to is a registered user you can notify them of your reply using '@username'. But you can’t overtake at Monaco and Senna won the best defensive race of his life. The F1 season kicks off in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix, the second oldest auto race held in Australia.The Australian Grand Prix moved to Melbourne in 1996, and each March, some 300,000 people make their way into Albert Park to watch their favourite driver zoom around the 5.3km circuit surrounding shimmering Albert Park Lake. Cesar (@tecougarali) 7th March 2020, 11:41, Your email address will not be published. 4. I never realised F1 was such a young formula… I must have been watching something else in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s… There were certainly some great races then, that make the some of those alleged top races snooze fests (as many of them were in the last 2 seasons)…, Reply… Oops, just retread the opening paragraph again… My bad…. But the best racers will consistently outduel the highest-rated of their peers. 17 of 26. Required fields are marked *. Thus, it is near to impossible to pick just 10 best races out of the plethora of races. To do so, the team must follow precise rules and each component has his or her own defined role.T the circuit also contributes to make a great race experience: circuits with lots of spectacular or dangerous curves are surely better appreciated by spectators and riders too.In America, pace cars also contribute to the show, since during Indianapolis 500 it’s usually driven by a V.I.P. He did, on the penultimate lap, swerving one way and then diving past on the other at Stowe corner. Japanese Grand Prix, 2005In Japan, this balletic powerplay was carried out by Kimi Räikkönen. While Mercedes dominated most of the past decade, it is Hamilton who has spearheaded their effort adding another six F1 world titles to the first one he won at McLaren in 2008. / The best luxury F1 experiences to enjoy this year. Michael Schumacher on top. Nice to know a) which races to unearth from the DVR in the occasional spare time and b) which races to show to young kids to educate the future F1 fans. But who sits at the top of your list? But on the last corner of the last lap Hamilton managed to barge his McLaren past Timo Glock to grab back one vital place. 7: 1976 Japanese Grand Prix Famously depicted in Ron Howard’s “Rush”, the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji was the … Especially on the winding boulevards of the Principality where he started on pole, built up a massive 30-second lead and was coasting to victory. Will Perez beat Verstappen to Red Bull’s first 2021 win at Imola? Ben Webb takes his pick of the top races of the past 30 years. The merit is not only of the great Formula 1 drivers, though: the whole team contributes to the show and to the podium ending at the end of a race. But, best of all was the classic content, … F1 departed in 2003, but will return in 2014. It seems the public at large isn’t as bothered by safety cars as I am, but there are plenty of great races in here to watch a second time. He went to the inside of Hill and took Prost when they hit the Melbourne Hairpin to assume the lead. Then he began to close in on race leader Sebastian Vettel, who wilted under the pressure and ran wide on the final lap leaving Button room to pass. European Grand Prix (Nürburgring), 1995Michael Schumacher all but secured the championship after winning a race to which he had no right. The greatest F1 ® races take many forms, from stunning head-to-head duels and chaotic, rain-hit affairs to amazing feats of strategy and speed when a top driver fights back through the field to the chequered flag. 10. As the 2010s draw to a close, Crash.net looks back on the best 10 F1 … Best of F1 Today at 2:26 AM F1 2021 ALFA ROMEO ANTONIO GIOVINAZZI 14.12.1993 beat placement 17 ( 2019/2020) KIMI RAIKKONEN 17.10.1979 1 time champion F1 hits a major milestone at the Chinese Grand Prix, as when the cars line up for the start of the race it will be for the 1,000th time in the sport's history. 2012 United States Grand Prix - 8.77/10, 18. 1990 Getty Images/Getty Images. A wet start created one of the best opening laps in recent F1 history as Sainz took the lead and Raikkonen made up an incredible ten places in the first lap alone as others slid off. Just proves what a bad year 2015 was. The 2012 Formula One season came down to the last race with Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari just 13 points behind Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull. Formula One Grand Prix – PC You can’t have a list of the greatest F1 games ever without having something from Geoff Crammond on the list. British Grand Prix, 1987There was no love lost between the two Williams drivers, Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell, who started on the front row of the grid. Here’s how each year ranks in terms of races on the list: 2008 – 11 2009 – 8 2010 – 14 2011 – 15 2012 – 15 2013 – 12 2014 – 15 2015 – 8 2016 – 2. Chris (@tophercheese21) 8th April 2016, 6:35, Note that the top 11 races all came from… *drum roll* The Pirelli Era, RetardedF1sh (@retardedf1sh) 8th April 2016, 10:35. Only 22 of the best races happened before the rule change, for an average of 7.3 per year. Share Share Tweet Email Comment. The crowd erupted. Among them all, these stand out the most. Vettel started fourth but hit Bruno Senna and dropped to the back of the grid. NB. @iluvsoundtracks As @yoshif8tures points out the rating took place before Crashgate was exposed. frood19 (@frood19) 7th April 2016, 19:54. Share Share Tweet Email Comment. 2014 United States Grand Prix - 7.33/10, 98. 1. In this top 10 F1 drivers list we are going to compare with each drivers: amount of 1st place finishes 1. it was the competitive and close nature of the 2012 grid that created the action, not wacky, artificial rules. There was a shift away from the old school of turning up with a car you’d designed and tinkered with until it was right, toward a more professional approach. It just had so much to offer – great looks, fun but challenging handling and an engaging career mode. The other 78 took place after the rule change, for an average of 10.9 per year. Unpredictable races, on-track controversies, gripping battles between established and emerging stars… F1 2019 had several standout moments - and we got our Sky Sports F1 … 3. Your email address will not be published. I’m pretty surprised about that to be honest, I have found this years racing to be enjoyable so far, plenty of stuff of the track as usual but equally some great action on the track. Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2010When strategy counts! Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free. Brazilian Grand Prix, 2008Lewis Hamilton only needed to finish fifth to secure the championship but was lying sixth halfway through the last lap on a treacherous track after a return of the rain that delayed the start. Share: 0. Official: F1 finally confirms first Miami Grand Prix for 2022 season, Latifi’s instant pace at Imola ‘disturbed Russell a little bit’, Perez still not driving “naturally” in Red Bull despite “big steps” in Imola, Mercedes energy deployment problem led to Russell’s “Maldonado moment”, Tsunoda’s qualifying crash broke his gearbox in half, McLaren’s O’Ward starts IndyCar season on pole as Grosjean stars, Despite rules complaints, Aston Martin are only 0.07s slower at Imola. See the all time best F1 drivers rankings. He emerged from the pits in second place with just two laps to make his superior car set-up count. Watch the YouTube highlights for the nine races we’ve enjoyed so far below – and then vote for your favourite. You can join in Rate the Race after every grand prix by logging in with a RaceFans account. That’s a massive improvement in the quality of racing. … F1. All comments are moderated. The race ended behind a safety car with Vettel in sixth to become the youngest ever triple world champion. After more than 1,000 races, who are the sport’s top 25 drivers of all-time? Schumacher scythed through the traffic in a desperate bid to hunt down the Italian. Brazilian Grand Prix, 2012When chaos rains. There’s something wrong with the 2017 Belgian GP’s rating in rank #97. Sir Ryanoceros IV (@ryanoceros) 29th November 2020, 11:53, Updated totals to end of 2019 season: 2008 – 11 2009 – 8 2010 – 14 2011 – 15 2012 – 15 2013 – 12 2014 – 15 2015 – 8 2016 – 11 2017 – 7 2018 – 9 2019 – 8. Having said that, Rate the race is often skewed heavily based on person driver team preference, no matter how good or a bad a race is, some people will vote 0 or 10. For 30 long seconds the popular Brazilian dreamt of fulfilling his lifetime’s ambition. Formula 1 has been around since 1950 and has seen all kinds of cars and tracks in its first 71 years. The third round of 2020 recorded a seven per cent increase in viewers, compared with the 2019 Hungarian race, which amounted to 103.7m viewers. Sergio Perez. You may disagree with any attempt to answer this question on principle, and that's okay by me.… It cost Alonso, often dubbed the people’s champion, vital seconds, a vital chance to win the race and ultimately the championship – which went to Vettel. European Grand Prix (Donington Park), 1993Ayrton Senna proved you can win in an inferior car in the wet. RACERNORRISKI (@racernorriski) 9th September 2016, 19:21, If you think recent races have been boring you should of been around when Michael S. and FERRARI won every race with no hope of any other results………… and if by some miracle F Massa was in the lead he would be told to relent to Michael…………… Even though Mercedes is dominating there is a good rivalry between Lewis and Nico plus the other top teams. But he could only reach seventh and not the magical fifth place he needed. Who could have thought in the heady days of Namco's Pole Position that … Spent. Mansell was lifted from his car. F1 cars are some of the best out there. 2 races this year have only made it into the top 100? By James Jacobs Published Sep 06, 2019. The Williams duo of Alain Prost and Damon Hill was dominating the season and once again on the front row of the grid. 2013 South Korean Grand Prix - 7.35/10, 95. Formula 1 has released its global audience figures for 2020, which reveal that the Hungarian Grand Prix was the best-watched race of the Covid-affected season. It was remorseless and brutal, the lead narrowing with every lap, until Alesi made a tiny error and Schumacher passed him at the chicane. © 2021 Collantine Media Ltd | About RaceFans. Both Lewis Hamilton and Juan Manuel Fangio were also inside the top five. Formula 1 has released its global audience figures for 2020, which reveal that the Hungarian Grand Prix was the best-watched race of the Covid-affected season. Bharat Chaudhry FOLLOW. This year already has two races on the list. He moved up from fourth to second on lap 65 by overtaking Red Bull's Mark Webber and Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher. We are lead to believe that the current regulations are horrible (i.e., cars can’t pass, they aren’t loud enough, DRS is too gimmicky, too much emphasis on fuel saving, they aren’t V8s or V10s, etc. 2020 Tuscan Ferrari 1000 Grand Prix - 7.28/10. There are F1 veterans looking to cement their status and then there are rookies stepping up to the big time. The 10 best F1 drivers of 2020 1. 7. It was 7.25, not 6.73. From 2006 to 2017 he also held the pole position record with precisely 68 pole positions. Lots of personal stories among the drivers too. But a few drivers In F1’s history have managed to dominate for long stretches of time; sometimes they even came along at the right time to have an epic rivalry with another all-time great. the key was variety – lots of teams were competitive so there were far more races when the quickest guys were out of position and fighting through (think Valencia and Abu Dhabi – typically dull races enlivened by fight backs from the title contenders). ILuvSoundtracks (@iluvsoundtracks) 7th April 2016, 15:55. Then he suffered an intermittent engine issue that held him up, but soon he found a beautiful rhythm and cut back through the field. Also very good competition for the podium from RED BULL and Ferrari……….. Ayrton Senna managed topped the list, with Michael Schumacher and Jim Clark rounding off the podium. The works team scored its first victory in 2012 but was otherwise something of an also-ran among F1’s best and brightest for the first three seasons of its existence. 5. Vote in our poll at the bottom of the page. Anyway, I too am very fond of Brazil 2012. The third round of 2020 recorded a seven per cent increase in viewers, compared with the 2019 Hungarian race, which amounted to 103.7m viewers. We’re approaching the halfway point and at this rate 2016 will not get to 2015’s 8 races. 2010 South Korean Grand Prix - 7.54/10, 93. Vettel could have won if not for the safety car, Bottas could have won if he didn’t get a puncture, Esteban Ocon could have got a podium if he hadn’t crashed into Raikkonen on the first lap, Nico Hulkenberg could have got a podium if he hadn’t crashed all on his own (again), and Caterham could have scored its first points if it was still an F1 team. Most racers, of course, aren’t in that category. Famously the best driver never to win the F1 world championship, he could have done so in 1958 when his rival, Mike Hawthorn, was accused of reversing back onto the circuit during the Portuguese GP. 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