Cool thread.
As I don't think it's possible to give entirely objective readings, In general I trust and respect writers on F1 who have the humility and self-awareness to question where they might be biased for or against a driver as a result to their own personal past experiences. Also writers who aren't too proud to admit they got something wrong. Also writers who say they've changed their mind about a driver they've previously been negative about. I think it shows they're willing to give people a chance and are not too fixed in their views.
For this reason, I trust Damon Hill, although I wish he would stick to writing. On TV, I think his introspective, thoughtful demeanour tells against him. On paper though, he's great. His writings on Senna for the Sunday Times some years ago were wonderful. Thoughtful, insightful and compassionate without being in any way mawkish or sentimental. I like DC too. He has his biases both for and against certain drivers but I think he at least tries to be fair. And I like the way Martin Brundle doesn't tend to get swept up away with everyone else in the little storms in teacups that are so much a part of F1.
Opinions on drivers - Who do you trust?
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Buttoneer
, Jan 18 2013 17:09
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sopa
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 09:39
That is my main point: I try not to trust a single source, but combine expert opinions with those of journalists, intelligent forum posts, statistics etc. to get a picture.
I think this is very well put. Though some people do have the aura of having less bias and their views can be taken more seriously, it doesn't mean I trust it completely. Just take into account in the general scheme of things.
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 09:42
What´s that reason? Nostalgia? Rose tinted glasses? Popularity contests? People liking and rating character over performances? None of these come from "wise heads".
The way they accumulated their results, and the tests they faced. Schumacher never had a great driver as a rival for the vast majority of his career. Senna had a few.
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 14:37
The way they accumulated their results, and the tests they faced. Schumacher never had a great driver as a rival for the vast majority of his career. Senna had a few.
Only a total ignorant could say that, because one of the special things about Schumacher is that he faced 3 completely different generations of drivers always being amongst the very best or the best straight away. He faced (most of) the same top guys Senna faced, and the best of the best for another extra 15 years.
If you make a list of the world class drivers Schumacher faced during his career, that will be longer than the same list for ANY other driver in sport´s History. You couldn´t have chosen a worst "but" for Schumacher, frankly.
