 Hello everyone and welcome on my YouTube channel. Today I want to talk about the best 10 Formula 1 drivers of all time. I mean it's it's very hard to pick 10 drivers only. I've made a list. There are some more that I would like to add, but I want to stick with 10. As always please give me your feedback, give me your ideas, your ranking, debate why or not I should have had some drivers or remove some drivers of that ranking. But here we go. Top 10 drivers, Formula 1 drivers of all time. Before I go I would like to say one thing. I've put 10, but I didn't list them in a ranking, right? So it's 10 drivers. Don't expect number 10 to be number 1, number 10 to be number 10. I just put them here on the list. So the first one I want to talk about and it's because I share a little bit of history with him is Niki Lauda. Obviously Niki Lauda, a very impressive driver. I have a picture sign of him at home. He had a massive accident and the maneuver green got burned in his car. I did get burned in Bahrain in my accident. So obviously we share that, but huge respect for Niki as a driver and then what he did with Mercedes Formula 1 team. Obviously Niki had had his big accident in 76, only six weeks after his accident. He was back racing. I believe he was back racing in Monza and when he removed his bad aclava there were blood from the injury. Phineas Vice World Champion that year was world champion that year after. Absolutely stunning to see that he kept racing and came back so early after his accident and then you know for me Niki is that red hat all the time and created a hot-creating Mercedes Formula 1 most successful team of all time. Niki is three-time world champion, 25 race win. One of the biggest mental strengths that I've seen in my career and probably one of my favorite drivers of all time. Number nine, Sebastian Vettel, four-time world champion. Very impressive career. I remember watching Sebastian racing in Formula 3 when I was in Formula 1 and then I still remember watching his first Formula 1 race at US GP. One Robert Kubitsa I couldn't race because he had an accident in Canada and honestly for first race it was very very impressive. You know he was part of the BMW Junior Programme as well as Red Bull. So he drove for BMW in the US Jump in Indianapolis at a very good weekend setting up into going to Toro Rosso and then at Toro Rosso he won Monza on that very very wet weekend. Obviously the car was working very well. Sebastian Bode French driver was was with him at the front of the grid but had an issue at the start and just Sebastian flew you know flew on the race he was just just surfing the water with Toro Rosso then went to Red Bull for world championship. I was lucky to fight for podiums and wins with him back in 2012 and 2013 and that was an amazing thing. Sebastian went to Ferrari a little bit later and Ferrari was not at his best. He did fight. He had a gave Lewis Hamilton a tough time trying to win the championship against him. That was a pretty good pretty good battle to follow. For me Sebastian is part of those top time drivers just because of what he achieved. So Jung being so mature and so ready for Formula One. Next on the list is Stealing Mosque. Even though Stealing Mosque was never as world champion he's got 16 wins and 24 podiums. He was overshadowed by Juan Manuel Fonjo and his nickname is the champion with no crown. Stealing Mosque was an absolute incredible driver so fast. Unlucky four-time vice champion in four years in a row. Three times behind Fonjo. Such a gentleman. Even Mercedes released a car at his name. A car named after Stealing Mosque. Yeah just an incredible driver but never was world champion. Next on the list is Jim Clark. Jim Clark is an absolute incredible driver. He's won 25 out of the 73 races. A party in a to drop 28 times was two time world champion 1963 and 1965. He even went rallying and actually was at the Great Britain Rally and he was super competitive. He was fighting those with the best rally drivers until he drifted off the track but that shows how much skill Jim Clark had. I mean that record 25 wins out of 73 races. That is absolutely incredible. Incredible driver that liked to drive Formula 1 rally car. Unfortunately during a Formula 2 race in 1968 he had an accident and passed away but for me a lot of the fact that he was driving whatever he could drive and that's so cool to see. Next on the list is Jackie Stewart. Jackie is a Scottish driver three time world champion. 27 win 43 podiums. He was one of the leader of Formula 1 in the late 60s early 70s once after the death of Jim Clark in 68. Jackie Stewart become the new British star of motorsport. Jackie Stewart raced 99 races 43 podiums. 27 win he set a record that was then beaten by Alan Post but the crazy thing here is Jackie Stewart only raced nine years in Formula 1 was two time world champion two time world's vice world champion that is absolutely incredible. Talking to Jackie still no days he's passionate about racing he understands the racing you know he always wears that Scottish trousers so you can see him from far. I was lucky to share some good experience with him. 2013 Malaysia on the grid he came to me and he told me one thing he said slowly slowly catch the monkey and that meant just build your race and go for it at the end. I finished sixth that race that worked. Jackie built his own team at the end of 1999. Stewart racing I don't know if you remember it was a full white car with a Scottish flag on the side. I remember Barry Kello was driving for them and Kamo who was well Alan Mcnish I think was there won one race 99 and then that team became Jaguar that then became Red Bull. So also one of the most successful team in history was built by Jackie Stewart. He showed me some of the car ones to his property show me some of the car that he kept out there and that was pretty special. Next on the list just talk about it Alan Post four time world champion 51 wins 106 podium the most successful french driver. Obviously I know Alan very well he's got 199 races in Formula 1 106 podium 51 wins so very impressive stats. I started watching Alan in 93 94 so I was young and Alan was fighting Elton Senna obviously as a french driver I was following Alan a lot but Elton is something very unique. Elton was just Elton Senna so it was hard to pick up one of the one of the two to be my favorite. Alan was you know very practical the professor that's his nickname looking at all the elements and putting them together was I believe Elton was just more feeling based on to it and I mean when they were teammate at McLaren there was some fire one of the biggest rivalry of Formula 1 didn't go well all the time between Alan and Elton but it was pretty pretty cool to to see them racing that hard Suzuka when they crashed as teammate at McLaren and the year after when they crashed again for the world championship it was too too finishing that steady history Alan then retired for a year came back and won again so very impressive career from Alan such an amazing driver to to get the chance to know. Next Lewis Hamilton seven time world champion one of the most successful driver tyre with Micah Schumacher. I won't go into the stats because Lewis is still racing but if he's still gonna win some races but also a driver that I've got the chance to compete in for me one of the most impressive powers Lewis when he came in 2007 with with McLaren teammate with Fernando Alonso and everyone thought rightly so that Fernando was going you know after being world champion was going to be the one that that was going to dominate the rookie and straight away from the first start in Australia you could see that Lewis was was up there on the pace being super you know intelligent and fast and almost was world champion there if it wasn't for if it wasn't for a mistake in China at the pit entry or some more but obviously some other races could have scored points but very very impressive season. Dadi Akimi Raikkon was world champion and in 2008 Lewis won his first world title and then went to Mercedes when McLaren was still at the top so everyone was thinking why is he going to Mercedes and what's gonna happen and what a what a run at Mercedes as the same as Formula 1 is the most successful team in the history of Formula 1 Lewis is the most successful driver with Michael Schumacher he's got the opportunity to become the first eight time world champion was very close in 2021 I'm still debate that it should have happened very impressive to to see that career so definitely a huge a huge champion there so seven time world champion Michael Schumacher incredible driver I grew up watching Michael and Ferrari he joined team when they weren't at the best but with Janta and Ross Braun they did manage to turn that around and and be one of the most incredible team of the history for me Michael Schumacher it's the battle with one Pablo Montoya and the one with Fernando Alonso it was so cool to see obviously every pretty much every kid in the world grew up with a red car and red means Ferrari so those very was was absolutely incredible also remember Mica Heikinen and Schumacher so yeah it was Mica Heikinen Schumacher and Montoya Schumacher and Alonso Schumacher I was lucky to race against Schumacher back in 2012 that was very special you know being being on the same track as him and and passing and being passed by by Michael that was very unique definitely something that that I was lucky to to have in my career we have also to remember that before going to Ferrari actually Michael Schumacher went to Jordan and his first weekend was the Belgium Grand Prix he was absolutely stunning there and then with Benetton he was two-time world champion already fighting with with Erton so yeah I mean if you look at it Schumacher was Erton Heikinen Montoya Alonso then I got the chance to race him that's absolutely incredible to think of that I'm not good at looking back I'm looking at those stats but no I know it because we're doing the video together and I'm quite excited about it no obviously Erton Senna three-time world champion 41 wins 80 podiums drove for pretty much 10 years 84 94 if you look at the history of Erton aim driving on the rain in Monaco with a car that wasn't the best and just flying and being so good to almost lapping everyone in Monaco in the race and crashing at the end because he kind of lost the focus three-time world champion with my client then went to with Williams to win a fourth world title and fourth race of the season is Imola 94 probably the worst weekend of F1 history with Roland Radsenberger dying and on Saturday and qualifying and Sunday 1st of May 94 Erton Senna passing away in the race I was watching that race I was only eight years old but I still remember watching the race I still remember not understanding what was going on I was with my dad on the sofa and was watching and waiting and didn't know what was happening 28 years ago I still remember what I was doing for me Erton was just absolutely incredible he inspired so many drivers just by the way he raised the way he was passionate about it I love using his coach if you're no longer for a gap that exists you're no longer a racing driver I think that's that's something that I take from him and I like that mentality that when you are there you are there and you're going for it you know he not taking no for an answer that's definitely something that Erton would do for me he's one of the best of all time I wish I'd seen him more racing I wish he was still here wearing his blue national hat and his yellow green and blue helmet he had the most pole position 65 in 17 years the record until Alain Pois took it but he was just probably the fastest or one of the fastest driver that was that ever raced car last on the list was one of the first world champion Juan Manuel Fondo Argentinian driver five time world champion with four different team Alfa Romeo Mercedes Ferrari and Maserati when he was age 47 obviously it was a different time in the 50s it was four time in a row 54 to 57 24 victories in 51 races that's almost 50 of the wins and the rest of the time was pretty much second so it was is like the godfather of all racing driving the world five time world champion in an area where it was just so dangerous so unpredictable so much different so much different but as one of the first world champion of form and one 70 years later we still remember Juan Manuel Fondo was as the guy that started it all for us obviously it's a bit older story so I'm well I know it a little bit less just because I wasn't kind of watching but for me is is on the list of the 10 guys that that are there absolutely absolutely stunning absolutely impressive love the fact that yeah he's the oldest world champion of all time at 47 can you believe that and almost a 50% rate of winning just absolutely amazing there are more drivers that I like to put here Fernando Alonso is one I talked about it I was lucky to be his teammate absolutely impressive but Fernando is not done yet it keeps going and he goes like he's 20 he's Max Verstappen the same thing Max Verstappen is only 24 years old so I'm gonna give him a few more world championship and then we add him in the least Graham Hill is one too Graham Hill who's is one of the only driver if not the only driver he's the only driver is the triple crown meaning Monaco GP 24s of Le Mans and Indy 500 a lot of drivers tried out triple grown but only Graham Hill was was able to get it so yeah at least gonna probably move evolved it's just gonna get bigger because it's impossible with the time to to keep to 10 but we'll do a new one in in some times so please as always make sure that you like you subscribe you give me a comment you give me a list why the pro on the course who should I who maybe should have had removed I don't think there's any to remove but let me know if there are any but who we should add 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