JP Montoya, The ignorant, slow, grumpy, fat, useless piece of crap. Why couldn't he just stay in America? He spends his whole life fucking slamming F1... Prick
@BenJ0266F1 I undertand your hatrid against Montoya, he's the kind of guy who attracts controversy with his big fat mouth and shitty latino attitude, but in F1, he was everything but slow, an awesome driver, but once out of the cockpit, he was a moving target.....
I reckon Stefan Bellof, and Jean Alesi should definately have been on this list. Nevertheless, a real good video man, unfortunately history wont remember these drivers, which is a huge shame.
i think bourdais may be joined this list.i remembered his some great races in 2008 also berger said that f1 is not true address for him, he was much better for f1
I think Johnny Herberts a good shout, always injured or in average cars. Apparently when he went back to benneton as Shumachers no2 he was fastest in the first test so they stopped him looking at Michaels telemetry!
@slimchristoff Thank you. The Brands Hatch accident that Herbert had in 88 really knocked the stuffing out of him. I believe that he won by other people's mistakes, the case for both his 95 victories. But in 99 at the Nurburgring, he timed his pitstop perfectly and won, nonetheless, a good number 2.
@lazerpod66 You know your stuff but I have do dissagee with you. Herbert burst on to the scene with a fith place in his first ever grand prix! If a driver did that today he would be straight in the red bull seat. He dominated the lower divisions as well, so if he kept that up..... who knows?
Zanardi was never that good, by the time of his major crash he had already been as far as he could go in motorsport. I would say there are some more big names other than Montoya who never fulfilled their potential - despite each winning a world championship, I reckon both Mansell and Raikkonen should've done a lot more. Jean Alesi always seemed to be in the wrong car at the wrong time.
I fully agree with Montoya, the few things holding him back from the 2003 title was the unreliable BMW engine and the mistake at Brazil, a race he should've won. (still despite that, the best race I've ever saw, I watch since 2001 ;))
Pretty damn good with an inferior car to the ferrari, that was also the story of his carreer, if he was in williams or Mclaren in a diffrent time period he would've managed to get it.
Still I consider him a champion, and I am proud that I have his signature. ;)
@TeamAwesomeNL Indeed, In the case of Montoya, you really have to look over the shitty sulkish attitude, the big mouth and the primadonna shit to see the truly awesome driver behind this, alot like Mansell.
@TeamAwesomeNL williams inferior car in 2003? You are kidding right? There were a few races midseason they were the fastest car by far. R.schumacher also won races with it.
@lazerpod66 Good one. Congrats. Actually, I also consider Barrichello one of the best drivers of F1, he did miracles with Jordans and Stewarts, pole-positions, and for several times was leading ahead from Schumacher, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Villeneuve, even Prost, but his car was always broking...
You did an excellent job, you know your racing very well. Anyone not agreeing with you does not know racing as well as you do. There are many more drivers like these but you have made some good choices.
how about fisichella? DC was also always underrated. raikonnen alwell. i mean he got world champion. but was actually along with alonso at least as good as schumacher in his prime
if mark webber doesnt win a champonship in his career then he could mayb be on this list about 7-10.. i respect him but he is unlucky.. he finally found a good car at redbull but he is always in vettels shadow.... but montoya is definetly no.1
i'd give a bit of a shout out to Eddie Irvine..a bit of a mix of unfulfilled/underrated/unlucky....Schumacher held him back that season he played second fiddle to him when he looked quicker and was more consistent.
My vote would go to Johnny Herbert, another driver who always managed to be in the wrong team at the wrong time. His 1995 season at Benetton-Renault was his only year in an almost competitive car but the team was totally orientated around Schumacher. Still Herbert managed 4th in the Championship behind Schumacher and the much faster Williams Cars.
I like the list but woult take out Pedro de la Rosa and Juan Pablo Montoya. De la Rosa has never impressed me and Montoya left F1 for Money to go to Nascar... I would put in stead Heinz Harald frentzen, and of course Guilles Villeneuve. greetings from Mexico
@pichicho88888 De la Rosa was a very applied driver, but he sort of faded away lately. Montoya was world champion material, absolutely no doubt. He left F1 because he had a big fat mouth, plus he relished the american lifestyle he got used to in CART. Frentzen has to be the most inconsistent driver ever...Gilles Villeneuve holds 6th place in my all time top 10 formula 1 drivers video.
@gcler: France 1994? 2004 I think is what you mean. And fair enough I understand that race got him utterly slated, but he was certainly giving Alonso a good ol' run for his money until the latter half of the season.
I agreed Alonso is a more complete driver in terms of racing, but Trulli (amongst many other talented drivers, for that matter) was never in a championship-winning car. Alonso was, even if he had the skill and talent to take it
good video..i did not like montoya...but i would agree with u...he was fantastic...zanardi should not be in it...he was destroyed in 1999 when he came to f1....de la rosa never produced any result of significance with any team even when he was with mclaren..he definitely should not be in it...im glad u did not put trull in it...yes he is a good quail driver...but the points are on sunday!!
I personally would add Jarno Trulli to this list, seeing as he could have ended up in the 2005 Renault car and may have even beaten Fernando Alonso for the title, if not for his falling out with Briatore. One win understates his long-lasting contribution to F1 since 1997
@twizzicles23 Trully was a very good qualifier, but seemed to always lack during a race. But I agree, he deserves more than his sole win at Monaco 2004.
@twizzicles23 u mad??? France 02...can u remember...thats why he did not get the drive in the 05 renault.....alonso would have destroyed him anyways...
Alessandro Nannini was a great choice, gave Senna some good runs with the Benetton in his last year. If not for the copter crash and severed arm, could've had an impact on F1.
I think Perry McCarthy should've been on the list. He is an incredible driver who got screwed and almost killed by his own team because they wanted another driver, but couldn't break the contract they had with McCarthy. McCarthy later became the black Stig on Top Gear
There are many from the 60's and 70's to add to this list. Chris Amon, known in his era as the fastest man to never win a Grand Prix, Jochen Rindt, F1's only posthumous World Champion, and even Emerson Fittipaldi who, with two titles under his belt, decided to cripple his F1 career by trying to develop an all-Brasilian team and bit farewell to podiums until CART gave him a chance to shine anew.
montoya no°1 ? he is the rambo on wheels. everybody who dont let him overtake was kicked out at some point, where he's raging in the cockpit. thats not driving, he is killing oO
once of the best cars ( bmw ) was given to him and he couldn't mess with other drivers, if he would drive normal
@pathille What? Couldn't mess with the other drivers? He was nearly the 2003 World champion if it wasn't for two retirements in the year, both costing him wins (Austria & Japan).
Martini appears in virtually every single one of these "what might have been" countdowns - which I very much agree with. Both the Italian Alex-es had terrible, limb-severing accidents (though both continued magnificently with their careers). Capelli could make a Leyton House walk like a McLaren when he was on. Warwick was snubbed by Lotus in '86 on Senna's orders, for which Derek never forgave Ayrton - and rightfully so, I'm afraid to say. Poor Jabouille either won or suffered a Renault barbie.
I'm tempted not to put Montoya and Modena on this list because they simply lost motivation. Likewise, Warwick was a good driver but he was more or less matched by Tambay at Renault, Cheever at Arrows, Donnelly at Lotus and Suzuki at Footwork.
On the other hand, Tommy Byrne, Anthony Davidson, and Gabriele Tarquini never got the chances they deserved.
@Max1m1ll10n1 Right, Schuey won two in a row but Williams still had the advantage. If Senna had been a bit more patient with his car at the beginning of the season, results could have been different. He had all the pressure on him since He was given, finally, the car He had been fighting for from 1992 on. Probably the tragic chain of event that happened in Imola 94 wouldn't have existed and He would have won it in 1994 (don't forget Schuey won it by 1 point to Hill and after a cheat).
@lucianoestivill good point, hill wasn't a particularly fast driver,although the williams did have its flaws. thats why the accident happened in the first place..
Chris Amon, New Zeelander. Led 183 laps in total (Phil Hill led 172 in total and was 1961 world champion). 5 pole positions, 4 fastest laps. Regarded by 3-time champion Jackie Stewart as one of the best 3 drivers in the 1969 field. Enzo Ferrari wanted to keep him for 1970, but he wanted a Cosworth DFV engine for 1970 and left them when their flat12 was introduced. Mistake
At least he won the 1966 LeMans in grand style and several non-championship F1 races (they used to have those 'til the 80's)
How can you call Montoya an unfulfilled talent? He won countless races for Williams and McLaren at the top level of motorsports and quit to do something else. You don't have to win 7 championships to be considered "fulfilled" . Pedro De La Rosa obviously was lacking in the talent department. He had countless drives for teams capable of winning and was always a mid pack runner.
@lazerpod66 What about Lewis hamilton? put "arguably the fastest driver ever lived, beating a 2x WC team-mate in is rookie year, but current tyres mean that you win races by preserving your tyres.
@atjays Arrows and Jaguar were not winning teams in 1999-2002. You could count McLaren in 06, but he was only there for 7 races as a temporary substitute for Montoya.
Good list especially agree regarding Martini, Modena, Capellia, de la Rosa and Jabouille.
Jan Lammers, Bruno Giacomelli, Jean-Pierre Jarrier, Martin Brundle, Jos Vestappen, JC Boullion and Luca Badoer (yes I really mean it) should also be in that list
@redupfox Jarier & Brundle make sense to me. But Giacomelli was easily beaten by Warwick at Toleman and JC Boullion was nowhere near Frentzen at Sauber.
great placement with Jabouille. He was responsible for showing the Turo engine's worth, and should have won a championship, if the car hadn't always acted like a Renault
I agree with those who feel there's too much hate for Montoya. He's terrific, even today driving in NASCAR he's got great drive and talent. But I think there are some who should make the list.
The first is Verstappen, who was stuck in an Arrows and never had a winning car but still put in decent times with it.
The second is Gilles Villeneuve, one of, if not, the greatest driver who never won a world title.
The third is Francois Cevert. Died in 1973 at Watkins Glen. Wouldve been a champ.
Great vid, good arguments too (no sarcasm, no really not!)
Only de la Rosa shouldn't be on this list, i agree he is an intelligent and talented driver, but he does not have that thing what makes a true world champion.
And let's be honest, he've had enough chances to prove himself, also a bit unlucky, for example, in 2000 (if i'm remembering correctly), he was the teammate of my fellow dutchman Jos Verstappen, the whole season Jos dominated him, and look what chances de la Rosa has got after.
@eMCeejeweet When I made this list, it was before his Sauber stint. When he replaced Montoya in 2006,he showed both speed and judgment, but understand that he was not world championship material, just a good driver who never had his chance.
the sad thing about F1 is the fickleness. if you check back two or three years you will see about 10 drivers of high quality just abandoned for no reason usually. i remember the good days of F3000 and seeing Heidfeld and Zonta fighting out with Montoya and Junqueira for the wins. can't imagine any of them with a drive next year...
Why is there so much hate for montoya? He was more than capable of becoming a great f1 driver had he stuck with it, all you have to do is look at some of his drives in f1 or indy/champ car.
There are plenty of drivers who dont care if they have to crash people to win i.e. Schumacher (and yes I am a huge fan of his) but it is the truth.
@AnDiRulz91 What people dislike about Monty is his careless attitude and specially his big fat mouth. But under all that shit lies a truly awesome driver.
zanardi had a disapointing f1 career he wasnt underated, De La Rosa he had his chance he failed, Patrick, Capelli, warwick, jabouille agreed but Montoya no no no he was beat by raikonnen so no, anyway good list
De la Rosa? :S, I don't know, he had one of the best cars in the grid (2006) and still no wins. Maybe i should change a lil bit. Jabouille in first for example. Warwick deserves the podium. But, pretty solid list, remember sato, kamikaze with no fear too!!!!
@PelaExile DelaRosa was an itelligent and quick driver. His short stint at McLaren showed that he had both, he richly deserved more than what he got from racing. Sato, a good choice I agree, very quick and fearless, but he had occasional brain fade!!!!!
@Naganiet200 No?, in one year they lost the lane of competition?, maybe wasn't the best car of the grid (without questions was ferrari that year), but, hey!, wasn't bad car at all. Better than the others like Williams (Telling another heavy weight of race).
I think Barrichello should be on this list. More than anyone else on the grid, he deserves an F1 World Championship. He is an amazingly experienced, fast and smart driver. Unfortunately for him, when he was in his prime and driving the best car on the field (Ferrari 2000-2004) he just happened to have the unstoppable Schumacher as his team-mate. By the time he got another chance in 2009 driving for Brawn, he was past his prime and the younger Jenson Button took it instead.
But surely the greatest unfulfilled talent of all was Stefan Bellof? Everyone remembers that the young Ayrton Senna in the Toleman was catching Prost's McLaren in the bad rain at Monaco when the race was stopped. No one seems to remember that Bellof was catching Senna even more quickly!
@ChristosPatatas All respect to Bellof, but at Monaco in 1984, Bellof had the ultimate car, normally aspirated, underweight and nible car in the wet compared to a throttle lag hard to drive Toleman that Senna was footing, so in my respect, Senna was on top of his game. At Detroit in 84, Brundle outclassed Bellof in the same car to finish 2nd only to be disqualified...
Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello? I'm a relatively young fan at only 22. So what about Antonio Pizzonia and Anthony Davidson aswell? Maybe Marc Gene?
Besides Jean Alesi and Chris Amon, I'd put Jean-Pierre Jarier (always fast, and always onboard of unreliable cars) and Didier Pironi (whose career ended in Hockenheim 1982, when he was clearly headed for the title).
Pretty solid list.. but where is Jean Alesi. F3000 champion with Eddie Jordan. In 1990 when he was with Tyrrell, he had 2 offers, one with Ferrari, the other with Williams. His heart chose Ferrari (he's half italian) instead of going to Williams. If he actually chose Williams, he would have won at least 1 WDC. This guy drove cars to grid spots where they didn't deserve to be.
Not a bad list and I presume you are just concentrating on 80s to 2010 but if not, I think Chris Amon should have definitely been top of the list. Also, Mike Thackwell could have been included. Multiple champion and one of the youngest ever to compete in F1.
u mentioned nannini havinga works ferrari deal...but he'd already turned that down by the time he was in the helicopter crash. decent list but agree with comments regarding zanardi - beaten by herbert while at lotus and performed poorly at williams
Berger and Verstappen, maybe Heidfeld (just courious what he might have achieved with mclarens, if he would have been chosen instead of raikönnen back in their sauber years)
You were kidding with Alessandro Zanardi. He drives for Williams in 1999 and crashes many times. His teammate almost even win a race. The only race what Zanardi doing a little better in that season were Italy
@7878Roland Zanardi had bad luck in F1 and then made the mistake of returning when he should have stayed in American open seater racing. However - as a human being and a person he is very inspirational.
Olivier Panis should be in the list. He was terribly fast and second in Drivers Championship with a less competitive car before breaking his legs in Canada in 1997.
@lazerpod66 Yeah, I know is difficult to put only 10 there...you know there's always different points of view but you did a great job anyway and obviously you know what you are talking about. I'm sure you miss those days. I remember watching races since 1987 when I was a child and everything was more unexpected. Right now is kind of boring...
@plimi Yea, I fully agree, the golden age is unfortunately long gone, we can only reflect on the glory past, I simply don't watch F1 anymore, and I was a hardcore fan.....thanks for your kind comment dude.
I completely agree with your choice for adding Patrick Depailler to the list. He proved himself as a fantastic driver at Tyrrell. I would have considered adding Jacky Ickx and Stefan Bellof though.
@Khandricar Thanks. Most people relegate Depailler to the lost past, but he was an excellent driver who found that there was life away from racing. That is what caused him to break both legs in 1979.....
well done,this is a good list,but why is montoya on the list and also where's Olivier Panis after he win in Monaco 1996 he shows greater speed and talent even in 1997 before accident in Canada he's a serious contender to the championship
@alief54 Montoya Was world champion material, and because he was basically an ashole out of the car, he blew this. I agree that Panis had some good showings, was running strong in the first half of the 97 season, but I had to make choices, thanks for your feedback dude!
That`s a great list well done. Probably near the top ten could be Stefan Bellof, Stefan Johanssen, in a way Elio de Angelis, and possibly Olivier Panis. -Daz in Oz
@dazincalculation I totally agree, I really unhooked from F1 with the Schumacher-Barichello-Todt roadshow of the early 2000's. The golden age of f-1 is long gone i believe...
@lazerpod66 One thing we can thank The Schu for, is turning Ferrari's fortune's around. This year is a bit better with overtaking, but wizbang buttons on a steering wheel? Crazy. I might chuck in another unfullfilled talent...Clay Reganozzi (might have spelt that incorrect). But how close was he in 1974?
I could see Jean Alesi on theis list. He showed such flashes of brilliance that I have to think he could have been great if his years at Ferrari and Benetton had been reversed. Certainly deserved more than one win.
I think Robert Kubica, Nick Heidfeld and Heinz Harald Frentzen are also candidates to look at
ModCounter 2 days ago
what about chris amon , or is that going back a bit too far?
chopperking1122 4 days ago
what about gerhard berger
gzhde 5 days ago
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gzhde 5 days ago
JP Montoya, The ignorant, slow, grumpy, fat, useless piece of crap. Why couldn't he just stay in America? He spends his whole life fucking slamming F1... Prick
BenJ0266F1 6 days ago
@BenJ0266F1 I undertand your hatrid against Montoya, he's the kind of guy who attracts controversy with his big fat mouth and shitty latino attitude, but in F1, he was everything but slow, an awesome driver, but once out of the cockpit, he was a moving target.....
lazerpod66 6 days ago
Stefan Bellof should be #1
jaapgrolleman 1 week ago
hey ! wheres Alesi ? (",)
kart501 2 weeks ago
I reckon Stefan Bellof, and Jean Alesi should definately have been on this list. Nevertheless, a real good video man, unfortunately history wont remember these drivers, which is a huge shame.
terkmadugga 2 weeks ago
great list, but where's Gilles Villeneuve?
macee17 2 weeks ago
@macee17 He's in my top 10 f1 drivers of all time.
lazerpod66 2 weeks ago
i think bourdais may be joined this list.i remembered his some great races in 2008 also berger said that f1 is not true address for him, he was much better for f1
MEkremblog 3 weeks ago
Alesi????
nikmondo 4 weeks ago
@nikmondo Alesi indeed very good driver, always unlucky
StephanAltena 2 weeks ago
Great vid mate!
I think Johnny Herberts a good shout, always injured or in average cars. Apparently when he went back to benneton as Shumachers no2 he was fastest in the first test so they stopped him looking at Michaels telemetry!
slimchristoff 1 month ago
@slimchristoff Thank you. The Brands Hatch accident that Herbert had in 88 really knocked the stuffing out of him. I believe that he won by other people's mistakes, the case for both his 95 victories. But in 99 at the Nurburgring, he timed his pitstop perfectly and won, nonetheless, a good number 2.
lazerpod66 4 weeks ago
@lazerpod66 You know your stuff but I have do dissagee with you. Herbert burst on to the scene with a fith place in his first ever grand prix! If a driver did that today he would be straight in the red bull seat. He dominated the lower divisions as well, so if he kept that up..... who knows?
slimchristoff 3 weeks ago
Zanardi was never that good, by the time of his major crash he had already been as far as he could go in motorsport. I would say there are some more big names other than Montoya who never fulfilled their potential - despite each winning a world championship, I reckon both Mansell and Raikkonen should've done a lot more. Jean Alesi always seemed to be in the wrong car at the wrong time.
nekomacouk 1 month ago
I fully agree with Montoya, the few things holding him back from the 2003 title was the unreliable BMW engine and the mistake at Brazil, a race he should've won. (still despite that, the best race I've ever saw, I watch since 2001 ;))
Pretty damn good with an inferior car to the ferrari, that was also the story of his carreer, if he was in williams or Mclaren in a diffrent time period he would've managed to get it.
Still I consider him a champion, and I am proud that I have his signature. ;)
TeamAwesomeNL 1 month ago
@TeamAwesomeNL Indeed, In the case of Montoya, you really have to look over the shitty sulkish attitude, the big mouth and the primadonna shit to see the truly awesome driver behind this, alot like Mansell.
lazerpod66 1 month ago
@TeamAwesomeNL williams inferior car in 2003? You are kidding right? There were a few races midseason they were the fastest car by far. R.schumacher also won races with it.
But indeed Montoya was talented.
StephanAltena 2 weeks ago
@lazerpod66 Good one. Congrats. Actually, I also consider Barrichello one of the best drivers of F1, he did miracles with Jordans and Stewarts, pole-positions, and for several times was leading ahead from Schumacher, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Villeneuve, even Prost, but his car was always broking...
tmmphono 1 month ago
@tmmphono Barrichello had good talent, but suffered from the Mr nice guy sindrome.
lazerpod66 1 month ago
Where is Francois Cevert?
PANDAwid1 1 month ago
You did an excellent job, you know your racing very well. Anyone not agreeing with you does not know racing as well as you do. There are many more drivers like these but you have made some good choices.
Bmants 1 month ago
@Bmants Thank you for the kind comments, happy you enjoyed this, see my other entertaining vids, and have a great year.
lazerpod66 1 month ago
fuck you SENNA IS THE BEST
Titanium2512 1 month ago
@Titanium2512 This IS NOT a film about the greatest drivers of all time you know...
SebbyHaughtonf1 1 month ago
una lista muy completa y cierta, yo agregaria por ej. a GILLES VILLENEUVE y otros... pero los que pusiste realmente eran excelentes corredores.
gustcba 1 month ago
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bullet50000 1 month ago
how about fisichella? DC was also always underrated. raikonnen alwell. i mean he got world champion. but was actually along with alonso at least as good as schumacher in his prime
MrBusunglueck 1 month ago
if mark webber doesnt win a champonship in his career then he could mayb be on this list about 7-10.. i respect him but he is unlucky.. he finally found a good car at redbull but he is always in vettels shadow.... but montoya is definetly no.1
Nnnnnathan12 1 month ago
credo anche io che montoya fosse un bravo pilota, ma se non ha vinto cio che poteva la colpa e' stata sua, la mclaren le possibilita' gliele ha date.
MattiaSanta 1 month ago
i'd give a bit of a shout out to Eddie Irvine..a bit of a mix of unfulfilled/underrated/unlucky....Schumacher held him back that season he played second fiddle to him when he looked quicker and was more consistent.
TheMoosetrap 1 month ago
My vote would go to Johnny Herbert, another driver who always managed to be in the wrong team at the wrong time. His 1995 season at Benetton-Renault was his only year in an almost competitive car but the team was totally orientated around Schumacher. Still Herbert managed 4th in the Championship behind Schumacher and the much faster Williams Cars.
RagmanXXX 2 months ago
Thierry Boutsen never quite reached his peak in my opinion, 2 great seasons at Williams, moves to Ligier in 1991, and never recovered his career.
jbutton113 2 months ago
@jbutton113 Yes, Boutsen never reached his peak, but honestly, he lacked that extra edge that Mansell had. A good number 2 driver.
lazerpod66 2 months ago
@lazerpod66 Yeah, he was a master in the rain though, both of his 1989 wins prove that.
Williams had too guys suited to being a top number 2 driver when he was with Patrese.
jbutton113 2 months ago
I like the list but woult take out Pedro de la Rosa and Juan Pablo Montoya. De la Rosa has never impressed me and Montoya left F1 for Money to go to Nascar... I would put in stead Heinz Harald frentzen, and of course Guilles Villeneuve. greetings from Mexico
pichicho88888 2 months ago
@pichicho88888 De la Rosa was a very applied driver, but he sort of faded away lately. Montoya was world champion material, absolutely no doubt. He left F1 because he had a big fat mouth, plus he relished the american lifestyle he got used to in CART. Frentzen has to be the most inconsistent driver ever...Gilles Villeneuve holds 6th place in my all time top 10 formula 1 drivers video.
lazerpod66 2 months ago
@lazerpod66 De la Rosa was? He has a two year contract with HRT, he will race in Formula one for 2012 and 2013.
katticeman 1 month ago
@gcler: France 1994? 2004 I think is what you mean. And fair enough I understand that race got him utterly slated, but he was certainly giving Alonso a good ol' run for his money until the latter half of the season.
I agreed Alonso is a more complete driver in terms of racing, but Trulli (amongst many other talented drivers, for that matter) was never in a championship-winning car. Alonso was, even if he had the skill and talent to take it
twizzicles23 2 months ago
good video..i did not like montoya...but i would agree with u...he was fantastic...zanardi should not be in it...he was destroyed in 1999 when he came to f1....de la rosa never produced any result of significance with any team even when he was with mclaren..he definitely should not be in it...im glad u did not put trull in it...yes he is a good quail driver...but the points are on sunday!!
gcler03 2 months ago
Tom Kristensen - best driver to never set foot in a f1 car. ROC2011 results speak for themselves.
jespermathiasnielsen 2 months ago
I personally would add Jarno Trulli to this list, seeing as he could have ended up in the 2005 Renault car and may have even beaten Fernando Alonso for the title, if not for his falling out with Briatore. One win understates his long-lasting contribution to F1 since 1997
twizzicles23 2 months ago
@twizzicles23 Trully was a very good qualifier, but seemed to always lack during a race. But I agree, he deserves more than his sole win at Monaco 2004.
lazerpod66 2 months ago
@twizzicles23 u mad??? alonso would have destroyed him...france 1994...can u remember...thats why he did not get the drive in 05...
gcler03 2 months ago
@twizzicles23 u mad??? France 02...can u remember...thats why he did not get the drive in the 05 renault.....alonso would have destroyed him anyways...
gcler03 2 months ago
Alessandro Nannini was a great choice, gave Senna some good runs with the Benetton in his last year. If not for the copter crash and severed arm, could've had an impact on F1.
surfing636 2 months ago
i say unfortunatly that Robert Kubica is #1 i doubt hell have the same flair when/if he returns
willbrownrally 2 months ago
I think Perry McCarthy should've been on the list. He is an incredible driver who got screwed and almost killed by his own team because they wanted another driver, but couldn't break the contract they had with McCarthy. McCarthy later became the black Stig on Top Gear
mgsvamp13 2 months ago
Gilles villeneuve???
RoryBrice123 2 months ago
Definitely agree with the suggestion of Chris Amon also I'd say Stefan Bellof should really be on this list
daveattrigpoint 3 months ago
Ronnie Peterson???????????
m93dape 3 months ago
Stirling Moss si fue el verdadero campeon de fracasados......
marengifom 3 months ago
Stirling Moss, Gilles Villeneuve.
zrowlandjones 3 months ago
There are many from the 60's and 70's to add to this list. Chris Amon, known in his era as the fastest man to never win a Grand Prix, Jochen Rindt, F1's only posthumous World Champion, and even Emerson Fittipaldi who, with two titles under his belt, decided to cripple his F1 career by trying to develop an all-Brasilian team and bit farewell to podiums until CART gave him a chance to shine anew.
ImprobableTodd 3 months ago
In my opinion you should've mentioned the late Gilles Villeneuve. Awesome driver.
Poominator89 3 months ago 2
@Poominator89 See my top 10 f1 drivers of all time, he's in there.
lazerpod66 3 months ago
montoya no°1 ? he is the rambo on wheels. everybody who dont let him overtake was kicked out at some point, where he's raging in the cockpit. thats not driving, he is killing oO
once of the best cars ( bmw ) was given to him and he couldn't mess with other drivers, if he would drive normal
pathille 3 months ago
@pathille Rambo driving happens in Nascar. I rate him based on his open wheel racing period, and in that class, you can't drive banzai there.
lazerpod66 3 months ago 2
@pathille What? Couldn't mess with the other drivers? He was nearly the 2003 World champion if it wasn't for two retirements in the year, both costing him wins (Austria & Japan).
His driving was superb, and amazing to watch.
SebbyHaughtonf1 1 month ago
@SebbyHaughtonf1 in the race of Indianapolis was the finish of a championship oportunities for montoya
sorry for my poor english
IUTUBEISHIONERO 1 month ago
Martini appears in virtually every single one of these "what might have been" countdowns - which I very much agree with. Both the Italian Alex-es had terrible, limb-severing accidents (though both continued magnificently with their careers). Capelli could make a Leyton House walk like a McLaren when he was on. Warwick was snubbed by Lotus in '86 on Senna's orders, for which Derek never forgave Ayrton - and rightfully so, I'm afraid to say. Poor Jabouille either won or suffered a Renault barbie.
azapro911 3 months ago
Why is not Verstappen on this list? He could been a great driver if he had a good team.
GoGuiyii 3 months ago
I was expecting Stefan Bellof.
TuneViper 3 months ago
Rubens Barrichello?
TehNoobWhoPlaysHalo 4 months ago
David Brabham is in my list.
somaking77 4 months ago
This is a pretty good list.
I'm tempted not to put Montoya and Modena on this list because they simply lost motivation. Likewise, Warwick was a good driver but he was more or less matched by Tambay at Renault, Cheever at Arrows, Donnelly at Lotus and Suzuki at Footwork.
On the other hand, Tommy Byrne, Anthony Davidson, and Gabriele Tarquini never got the chances they deserved.
altroval 4 months ago
Chris Amon, by far, deserves to be number 1 on any list of unfulfilled F1 talents.
mappyhappychappy 4 months ago
what aboat fisichella?
Kartkid123 4 months ago
@Kartkid123 Fisi? A wasted career if you ask me....
lazerpod66 4 months ago
senna could have won more if he hadn't signed for williams and gone, for example, with benetton
Max1m1ll10n1 4 months ago
@Max1m1ll10n1 Don't think so, the Williams proved to be the best car right up to 1997.
lazerpod66 4 months ago
@lazerpod66 schumi won with benetton 2 years in a row
Max1m1ll10n1 4 months ago
@Max1m1ll10n1 Mainly because Senna was gone, Schumacher was left alone....
lazerpod66 4 months ago
@lazerpod66 i know, but personally i think benetton were better because they had less reliability problems
Max1m1ll10n1 4 months ago
@Max1m1ll10n1 Right, Schuey won two in a row but Williams still had the advantage. If Senna had been a bit more patient with his car at the beginning of the season, results could have been different. He had all the pressure on him since He was given, finally, the car He had been fighting for from 1992 on. Probably the tragic chain of event that happened in Imola 94 wouldn't have existed and He would have won it in 1994 (don't forget Schuey won it by 1 point to Hill and after a cheat).
lucianoestivill 3 months ago
@lucianoestivill good point, hill wasn't a particularly fast driver,although the williams did have its flaws. thats why the accident happened in the first place..
michael would do ANYTHING to win though!!
Max1m1ll10n1 3 months ago
@lazerpod66 Best car? Don't know too much about F1 but I do know they killed Senna :(
EBfalconV8 3 months ago
Gilles Villeneuve anyone?
simmons865 4 months ago
Ronnie Peterson or Gilles Villeneuve should be number 1, R.I.P to both of them drivers who were both exciting talents
dinghuioui 4 months ago
Chris Amon, New Zeelander. Led 183 laps in total (Phil Hill led 172 in total and was 1961 world champion). 5 pole positions, 4 fastest laps. Regarded by 3-time champion Jackie Stewart as one of the best 3 drivers in the 1969 field. Enzo Ferrari wanted to keep him for 1970, but he wanted a Cosworth DFV engine for 1970 and left them when their flat12 was introduced. Mistake
At least he won the 1966 LeMans in grand style and several non-championship F1 races (they used to have those 'til the 80's)
McLarenMercedes 4 months ago
How can you call Montoya an unfulfilled talent? He won countless races for Williams and McLaren at the top level of motorsports and quit to do something else. You don't have to win 7 championships to be considered "fulfilled" . Pedro De La Rosa obviously was lacking in the talent department. He had countless drives for teams capable of winning and was always a mid pack runner.
atjays 4 months ago
@atjays With his talent,he could easely have won 2 or 3 WDC in Formula 1, but his big latin mouth got in the way, that is why I place him here.
lazerpod66 4 months ago
@lazerpod66 What about Lewis hamilton? put "arguably the fastest driver ever lived, beating a 2x WC team-mate in is rookie year, but current tyres mean that you win races by preserving your tyres.
MickySee1 4 months ago
@MickySee1 Vettel is faster than Lewis:9 way more talented as well
8911145533 4 months ago
@atjays Arrows and Jaguar were not winning teams in 1999-2002. You could count McLaren in 06, but he was only there for 7 races as a temporary substitute for Montoya.
darthbandon10 1 month ago
Stefan Bellof should be 1# in this list.
R.I.P Stefan
AralT4nkstell3 4 months ago
I support what the "Ultrafast" in Juan Pablo Montoya he was an excellent runner on f1, hurts to move to NASCAR
I would like to see a Juan Pablo Montoya against Sebastian Vettel, lewis hamilton or other existing racers
nice video
IUTUBEISHIONERO 4 months ago
you have right. its sad for this drivers.
Omarturkol 4 months ago
Good list especially agree regarding Martini, Modena, Capellia, de la Rosa and Jabouille.
Jan Lammers, Bruno Giacomelli, Jean-Pierre Jarrier, Martin Brundle, Jos Vestappen, JC Boullion and Luca Badoer (yes I really mean it) should also be in that list
redupfox 4 months ago 2
@redupfox Jarier & Brundle make sense to me. But Giacomelli was easily beaten by Warwick at Toleman and JC Boullion was nowhere near Frentzen at Sauber.
altroval 4 months ago
Montoya ??? he was just another driver ?
scooby180169 4 months ago
great placement with Jabouille. He was responsible for showing the Turo engine's worth, and should have won a championship, if the car hadn't always acted like a Renault
bullet50000 4 months ago
I agree with those who feel there's too much hate for Montoya. He's terrific, even today driving in NASCAR he's got great drive and talent. But I think there are some who should make the list.
The first is Verstappen, who was stuck in an Arrows and never had a winning car but still put in decent times with it.
The second is Gilles Villeneuve, one of, if not, the greatest driver who never won a world title.
The third is Francois Cevert. Died in 1973 at Watkins Glen. Wouldve been a champ.
ghtoti 4 months ago
Barrichello shoud be in the Top 3 :( He´s such a great driver, but Ferrari always helped Schumacher first than he.
megarastek 5 months ago
IN ITALY ALEX ZANARDI IS VERY FAMOUS AND RESPECTED; WE LOVE HIM!! =)
terroncinopugliese 5 months ago
I think Jos Verstappen should be on this list as well.
SharDarksoul 5 months ago
Great vid, good arguments too (no sarcasm, no really not!)
Only de la Rosa shouldn't be on this list, i agree he is an intelligent and talented driver, but he does not have that thing what makes a true world champion.
And let's be honest, he've had enough chances to prove himself, also a bit unlucky, for example, in 2000 (if i'm remembering correctly), he was the teammate of my fellow dutchman Jos Verstappen, the whole season Jos dominated him, and look what chances de la Rosa has got after.
eMCeejeweet 5 months ago 10
@eMCeejeweet When I made this list, it was before his Sauber stint. When he replaced Montoya in 2006,he showed both speed and judgment, but understand that he was not world championship material, just a good driver who never had his chance.
lazerpod66 5 months ago
where is heidfeld?
0210mick 5 months ago
Montoya is an excellent driver why such hate
PredSpread 5 months ago
the sad thing about F1 is the fickleness. if you check back two or three years you will see about 10 drivers of high quality just abandoned for no reason usually. i remember the good days of F3000 and seeing Heidfeld and Zonta fighting out with Montoya and Junqueira for the wins. can't imagine any of them with a drive next year...
mercsmania 5 months ago
Why is there so much hate for montoya? He was more than capable of becoming a great f1 driver had he stuck with it, all you have to do is look at some of his drives in f1 or indy/champ car.
There are plenty of drivers who dont care if they have to crash people to win i.e. Schumacher (and yes I am a huge fan of his) but it is the truth.
AnDiRulz91 5 months ago 6
@AnDiRulz91 What people dislike about Monty is his careless attitude and specially his big fat mouth. But under all that shit lies a truly awesome driver.
lazerpod66 5 months ago 3
What about Martin Brundle, always in the right team just always at the wrong time, Mclaren in 1994 springs to mind
Muzz606 5 months ago
zanardi had a disapointing f1 career he wasnt underated, De La Rosa he had his chance he failed, Patrick, Capelli, warwick, jabouille agreed but Montoya no no no he was beat by raikonnen so no, anyway good list
QOTSAPT 5 months ago
De la Rosa? :S, I don't know, he had one of the best cars in the grid (2006) and still no wins. Maybe i should change a lil bit. Jabouille in first for example. Warwick deserves the podium. But, pretty solid list, remember sato, kamikaze with no fear too!!!!
PelaExile 5 months ago
@PelaExile DelaRosa was an itelligent and quick driver. His short stint at McLaren showed that he had both, he richly deserved more than what he got from racing. Sato, a good choice I agree, very quick and fearless, but he had occasional brain fade!!!!!
lazerpod66 5 months ago
@PelaExile mclaren wasnt strong in 2006 !
Naganiet200 5 months ago
@Naganiet200 No?, in one year they lost the lane of competition?, maybe wasn't the best car of the grid (without questions was ferrari that year), but, hey!, wasn't bad car at all. Better than the others like Williams (Telling another heavy weight of race).
PelaExile 5 months ago
@PelaExile Renault and Ferarri were the best cars, - then mclaren.... So I think ;-)
Naganiet200 5 months ago
@Naganiet200 Don't going to acote that, totally agree, but, we're is de la rosa?, comparing to montoya of course.
PelaExile 5 months ago
2:40 Edwin Van Der Sar
4everhenry 5 months ago
Jonathan Palmer?
In his first test his time for mclaren would have put him on the front row at silverstone, but never got given a decent drive
CoolKidWill 5 months ago
I think Barrichello should be on this list. More than anyone else on the grid, he deserves an F1 World Championship. He is an amazingly experienced, fast and smart driver. Unfortunately for him, when he was in his prime and driving the best car on the field (Ferrari 2000-2004) he just happened to have the unstoppable Schumacher as his team-mate. By the time he got another chance in 2009 driving for Brawn, he was past his prime and the younger Jenson Button took it instead.
sporkafife 6 months ago
But surely the greatest unfulfilled talent of all was Stefan Bellof? Everyone remembers that the young Ayrton Senna in the Toleman was catching Prost's McLaren in the bad rain at Monaco when the race was stopped. No one seems to remember that Bellof was catching Senna even more quickly!
ChristosPatatas 6 months ago
@ChristosPatatas All respect to Bellof, but at Monaco in 1984, Bellof had the ultimate car, normally aspirated, underweight and nible car in the wet compared to a throttle lag hard to drive Toleman that Senna was footing, so in my respect, Senna was on top of his game. At Detroit in 84, Brundle outclassed Bellof in the same car to finish 2nd only to be disqualified...
lazerpod66 6 months ago
Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello? I'm a relatively young fan at only 22. So what about Antonio Pizzonia and Anthony Davidson aswell? Maybe Marc Gene?
DeeJayDS08 6 months ago
Patrick Depailler <3
NOXXism 6 months ago
Besides Jean Alesi and Chris Amon, I'd put Jean-Pierre Jarier (always fast, and always onboard of unreliable cars) and Didier Pironi (whose career ended in Hockenheim 1982, when he was clearly headed for the title).
brunopwr 6 months ago
@brunopwr Jarier was quick, but moody and inconsistent. Pironi is on my top 10 underrated list, check it out!!!
lazerpod66 6 months ago
Pretty solid list.. but where is Jean Alesi. F3000 champion with Eddie Jordan. In 1990 when he was with Tyrrell, he had 2 offers, one with Ferrari, the other with Williams. His heart chose Ferrari (he's half italian) instead of going to Williams. If he actually chose Williams, he would have won at least 1 WDC. This guy drove cars to grid spots where they didn't deserve to be.
gojenson 6 months ago
@gojenson Thanks, as for Alesi, you are absolutely right, I put him in one of my other vids, check it out!
lazerpod66 6 months ago
Thank you for putting Patrick in the list - gets a 'like' from me :-)
billstiggins 6 months ago
What about Jean Alesi or Rubens Barrichello? Jean had very unreliable cars. Rubens had Schumacher.
Infomaster11 6 months ago
Not a bad list and I presume you are just concentrating on 80s to 2010 but if not, I think Chris Amon should have definitely been top of the list. Also, Mike Thackwell could have been included. Multiple champion and one of the youngest ever to compete in F1.
kenswe 6 months ago
@kenswe I agree with Amon, go check my 10 most underrated video, you will find him at no1 spot.
lazerpod66 6 months ago
juan paplo montoya is a idiot he crashes all drivers he is a f*cking driver "!
birneFT 6 months ago
How many more chances would De La Rosa need at Mclaren, always found wanting for outright speed?
19Franjoe 6 months ago
Karl Wendlinger perhaps???
stradlin23 6 months ago
@stradlin23 ???? He did nothing!!!!I know that his 1994 Monaco crash knocked the stuffing out of him although...
lazerpod66 6 months ago
you are damn right with montoya :((
bvb66fan 6 months ago
Didier Pironi Vice 1982 Champion
He injured in accident and lost his carrier
streamC 6 months ago
It may have been mentioned but Stefan Bellof should be there.
52Paddy1991 6 months ago
u mentioned nannini havinga works ferrari deal...but he'd already turned that down by the time he was in the helicopter crash. decent list but agree with comments regarding zanardi - beaten by herbert while at lotus and performed poorly at williams
crouchy96 6 months ago
WHERE THE FUCK IS FRENTZEN?
MegaMrDamo 7 months ago
@MegaMrDamo Frentzen...the most lunatic irregular driver I've ever seen....
lazerpod66 7 months ago
Berger and Verstappen, maybe Heidfeld (just courious what he might have achieved with mclarens, if he would have been chosen instead of raikönnen back in their sauber years)
tarisznya 7 months ago
You were kidding with Alessandro Zanardi. He drives for Williams in 1999 and crashes many times. His teammate almost even win a race. The only race what Zanardi doing a little better in that season were Italy
7878Roland 7 months ago
@7878Roland Nope,he was really unlucky. A very quick and capable driver, and even more capable as a human being.
lazerpod66 7 months ago
@7878Roland Zanardi had bad luck in F1 and then made the mistake of returning when he should have stayed in American open seater racing. However - as a human being and a person he is very inspirational.
MissEgasMoniz 7 months ago
PS - you are showing Zanardi in a CART car in the first photo.
MissEgasMoniz 7 months ago
also, barichello should be on there.
hvf26 7 months ago 10
@hvf26 I would place him in the boring and beyond ordinary career, he should get the hell out of F1 right now...
lazerpod66 7 months ago
why the hell is montoya in there, in no1 of all places. he had a great career in F1
hvf26 7 months ago
@hvf26 Read the title, unfulfilled career, Monty stayed in F1 for 5 1/2 years...very short stint.
lazerpod66 7 months ago
This is my top 3 of missed chances: 1) Thierry Boutsen 2) Jos Verstappen 3) Robert Kubica
usltrasonicxavier 7 months ago
@usltrasonicxavier totally agree with kubica!
hvf26 7 months ago
Montoya?, seriously?
He was all the time in one of the best cars. He had no chance against Kimi.
TheSyntaxE 8 months ago
Where's Kubica? O_O
Jasonvoor 8 months ago
Where is Takuma Sato? He was a very fast driver i think but always in the wrong team, wrong place at the wrong time
TheGkbrk1 8 months ago
Olivier Panis should be in the list. He was terribly fast and second in Drivers Championship with a less competitive car before breaking his legs in Canada in 1997.
plimi 8 months ago
@plimi Alot of drivers should be here, but there is room for 10 only, but yes, he was going great before that leg-breaking 97 crash, I agree.
lazerpod66 8 months ago
@lazerpod66 Yeah, I know is difficult to put only 10 there...you know there's always different points of view but you did a great job anyway and obviously you know what you are talking about. I'm sure you miss those days. I remember watching races since 1987 when I was a child and everything was more unexpected. Right now is kind of boring...
plimi 8 months ago
@plimi Yea, I fully agree, the golden age is unfortunately long gone, we can only reflect on the glory past, I simply don't watch F1 anymore, and I was a hardcore fan.....thanks for your kind comment dude.
lazerpod66 8 months ago
Yes I agree on Montoya. He was a good racer. But where's Gilles Villeneuve, Stefan Bellof, Jean Alesi, Ronnie Peterson and Francois Cevert?
Ferrarista845 8 months ago
senna. would of won more titles than shumacher
l0dgey 8 months ago
I completely agree with your choice for adding Patrick Depailler to the list. He proved himself as a fantastic driver at Tyrrell. I would have considered adding Jacky Ickx and Stefan Bellof though.
Khandricar 8 months ago
@Khandricar Thanks. Most people relegate Depailler to the lost past, but he was an excellent driver who found that there was life away from racing. That is what caused him to break both legs in 1979.....
lazerpod66 8 months ago
@Khandricar AND MARK WEBBER!!!!!!
reiny6474 8 months ago
well done,this is a good list,but why is montoya on the list and also where's Olivier Panis after he win in Monaco 1996 he shows greater speed and talent even in 1997 before accident in Canada he's a serious contender to the championship
alief54 8 months ago
@alief54 Montoya Was world champion material, and because he was basically an ashole out of the car, he blew this. I agree that Panis had some good showings, was running strong in the first half of the 97 season, but I had to make choices, thanks for your feedback dude!
lazerpod66 8 months ago
I think Verstappen and Klien could have made this list.
ToroRosso20 9 months ago
That`s a great list well done. Probably near the top ten could be Stefan Bellof, Stefan Johanssen, in a way Elio de Angelis, and possibly Olivier Panis. -Daz in Oz
dazincalculation 9 months ago
@dazincalculation Good to read a comment from someone who knows his motoracing...:)
lazerpod66 9 months ago
@lazerpod66 Thank you. Yes I was into it in the 80s n 90s n early 00s...but now it's sort of got too much technology.
dazincalculation 9 months ago
@dazincalculation I totally agree, I really unhooked from F1 with the Schumacher-Barichello-Todt roadshow of the early 2000's. The golden age of f-1 is long gone i believe...
lazerpod66 9 months ago
@lazerpod66 One thing we can thank The Schu for, is turning Ferrari's fortune's around. This year is a bit better with overtaking, but wizbang buttons on a steering wheel? Crazy. I might chuck in another unfullfilled talent...Clay Reganozzi (might have spelt that incorrect). But how close was he in 1974?
dazincalculation 9 months ago
I could see Jean Alesi on theis list. He showed such flashes of brilliance that I have to think he could have been great if his years at Ferrari and Benetton had been reversed. Certainly deserved more than one win.
gturner38 9 months ago