Favourite F1 Drivers

[Guillem Balague]

With the best weekend of the British sporting calendar, the British Grand Prix upon us. Who is your favourite recent British F1 driver??

It's quite a list, I am sure you will agree!!

 

[sam86]

Define 'recent'

Edit: would like to point out the poll wasn't here when I posted this!

 

[Cian]

Eddie Irvine raced under an Irish race licence. If you're taking those who did that with UK origins I'll go for Ralph Firman, just for being the epitome of a trier. Took him 6 seasons floating around lower classes between first being tipped to get an F1 seat until he got one and apparently he still holds out hope of getting back in. Pity about the 'scoring only 1 point' thing...

 

[Yoda]

Torn between Button and DC, both great drivers but never really had the car to do it in, until Button this season.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I loved Mansell as a kid, him and Senna were brilliant to watch. I'm mightily impressed by Hamilton and the fact that he's managed to make F1 exciting again. Can't help but like Button aswell. so, erm, dunno. I guess I'll go Mansell.

 

[shingle]

erh where's James Hunt

 

[dougdeep]

Mike Hawthorn.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

gone fo Mansell as this is about recent F1 drivers - But all the all time speed king has to my Grandad in my eyes.

 

[Dr Q]

Mansell, for his balls-out, never say die attitude. He had his faults (paranoid, whinger etc), but he was up against and beat some of the best (Senna, Prost, Piquet etc).