What heights, OllieHarden wonders, might Max Verstappen scale in the years to come? F1
The truly special ones are those who attain a certain level of success and see it not as the pinnacle but a springboard to even greater things.
And he did it in some style, for after missing the opening round in Switzerland to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, then classed as a World Championship event, Ascari won each of the last six races. It is that period of dominance – his ability to maintain a standard of excellence in a range of different cars over several years in an unthinkably perilous era – that ensures he remains a key figure in any debate over the greatest drivers in the sport’s history.
In Fangio’s case, The Year After The Year took place against the backdrop of the 1955 Le Mans disaster in which Mercedes sportscar driver Pierre Levegh was killed along with 83 spectators, triggering the manufacturer’s withdrawal from motor racing at the end of the year. With victories at Monaco and Aintree, Brabham triumphed in a tense battle with team-mate Stirling Moss and Ferrari’s Tony Brooks, pushing the Cooper over the line in the final race at Sebring just to make sure after running out of fuel at the end.
In a driving career defined by acts of defiance Niki returned to the well one last time that year, but now? Now was Alain’s time. In what developed into a three-way fight between Prost and the Williams drivers, the title had seemed destined to go to Nigel Mansell, leader of the standings since round nine of 16.
In that sense, from Senna’s perspective there was one good thing to come out of the mess of Suzuka ’89 as Prost’s relationship with the team was pushed beyond the point of no return. Prost was fired before the end of Ferrari’s first winless season since 1986 for criticising the car, while Williams were experiencing teething troubles as they continued to explore the enormous potential of active suspension.
The best response when people question the validity of your achievement and place an imaginary asterisk beside your title? Win another one. Williams may have had the faster car as Hill claimed seven poles to Schumacher’s three but Benetton, with Michael’s relationship with Ross Brawn blossoming, were the better team.
It was in the aftermath of Silverstone that Irvine came to the fore, winning consecutively in Austria and Germany as Hakkinen retired at Hockenheim and Monza, where – as at Imola earlier in the season – he made a quite unbelievable unforced error while leading comfortably. As for Irvine? After qualifying 1.5 seconds off pole, he was close to being lapped in the most distant third place imaginable.Fernando Alonso
With the pressure intensifying, at that point came the first sight of the tempestuousness that would compromise Alonso in later years as he complained of feeling alone while struggling in Shanghai and indicated that, with his move to McLaren imminent, some within Renault did not want him to win. For much of that season, both team and driver had the look of people who had never done this before – evident in Vettel’s mistakes, his collision with Jenson Button at Spa and costly penalty for driving too slowly behind the Safety Car in Hungary, and Red Bull’s handling of their drivers’ clashes on track in Turkey and off track at Silverstone.
Despite Adrian Newey’s reservations over its weight and packaging, KERS would soon come and more success would follow, Vettel mastering the counterintuitive demands of the blown diffuser to clinch his second title at Suzuka with four rounds to spare. With more than twice the number of wins of Rosberg, however, Hamilton’s natural talent, combined with his experience of winning his maiden title in 2008, ultimately made the difference.
Hamilton clinched his third title with his 10th win of the season in Austin but then released his grip, allowing Rosberg to win the final three races and regain his confidence ahead of one last stab at the Championship in 2016.
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