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[Jvr]

Formula One just turned 65 years old. Series before that were not known with that name but highlights will be remembered.

Here is a collection of 12 events that are officially remembered. What are your favorite moments over the time?

http://www.youtube.c...Mx99gku-rdmmWtf

[SR388]

The first Grand Prix I attended live. Given how broken the sport is now, it seems fitting.

[Spillage]

Formula One just turned 65 years old. Series before that were not known with that name but highlights will be remembered.

Here is a collection of 12 events that are officially remembered. What are your favorite moments over the time?

http://www.youtube.c...Mx99gku-rdmmWtf

Honestly, those are the official top twelve? There's nothing from the first 35 years of the sport!

[Andrew Hope]

Finally, a thread where we can talk about Ayrton Senna.

[jimjimjeroo]

Damon hill winning the WDC :-)

[Jimisgod]

Going back in time...

 

1. 2014 Hungarian GP - Fantastic driving display by Hamilton, Alonso and Ricciardo
2. 2012 Brazilian GP - Tense, chaotic race
3. 2012 Abu Dhabi GP - Another tense, chaotic race
4. 2011 Canadian GP - Button's miracle
5. 2008 Belgian GP - Hamilton v. Kimi (not the aftermath though)
6. 2008 Brazilian GP - Closest title ever comes to thrilling climax
7. 2005 Japanese GP - Kimi's masterclass
8. 2003 Brazilian GP - Insanity
9. 2000 Belgian GP - Mika v. Schumacher
10. 1998 Belgian GP - Chaos
11. 1996 Monaco GP - More chaos
12. 1995 Belgian GP - Schumacher's masterclass
13. 1993 European GP - Senna does miracles in the wet
14. 1988 Japanese GP - Senna v. Prost
15. 1987 British GP - Mansell's masterclass
16. 1984 Monaco GP - Wet day allows Senna and others to showcase their skill
17. 1982 Monaco GP - Chaos all day
18. 1981 Spanish GP - Gilles' masterclass
19. 1981 Argentinian GP - All that overtaking!
20. 1979 French GP - Gilles v. Arnoux
21. 1978 South African GP - Peterson takes the lead on the last lap
22. 1976 Japanese GP - Hunt v. Lauda culminates in epic wet race
23. 1971 Italian GP - Close racing all day
24. 1968 German GP - Stewart's masterclass
25. 1967 Italian GP - Clark's masterclass
26. 1964 Mexican GP - Tense championship battle, comebacks by Surtees and Hill
27. 1957 German GP - Fangio's masterclass

Edited by Jimisgod, 14 May 2015 - 13:38.

[Rob]

 

1979 French GP - Gilles v. Arnoux

 

One of the most famous battles, yet poor old Jean-Pierre Jabouille actually won the race and never gets talked about!

[ensign14]

One of the most famous battles, yet poor old Jean-Pierre Jabouille actually won the race and never gets talked about!

 

Only man to win the F2 title in a car of his own marque.  The "other" JPJ is one of the most overlooked drivers in history.

[PAGATRON]

Finally, a thread where we can talk about Ricardo Rosset

[Dan333SP]

Since I started watching in the late 90s, the one thing I've seen that will surely be on "top moments in racing history" reels in a couple of decades would have to be the 2008 Brazilian GP. Canada 2011 would be tops for me if it decided a world title, but alas it did not. Villeneuve/Arnoux is still probably the most iconic wheel to wheel battle in  F1 history.

 

Besides those things, the deaths of drivers will also be "highlights" if only because they defined eras, burn into memories, and spurred changes. Clark (F2 race, sure, but still), Senna, Villeneuve...

[Collombin]

Formula One just turned 65 years old

No, the WDC did. Which allows me to plonk a couple of 500s in any list I might come up with.

[SealTheDiffuser]

1. Ferrari

2. "Camel cars"

3. Jean Alesi wins Canada

4. MSC Pole in Ferrari Monaco 1996

5. Japanese GP 1998

6. Irvine nearly does it for Ferrari

7. 2001 a star is "born" and I nearly very nearly kicked in my TV the Austrian GP

8. Hungary 2003 ALO

9. 2005 ALO WDC

10. 2007  WTF, disgusted

11. 2009 BRAWN fairytale

12. 2012 MAL wins Barcelona

 

edit: 2008 Brazil and 2010 Abu Dhabi also very memorable

Edited by SealTheDiffuser, 14 May 2015 - 16:36.

[Kalmake]

Honestly, those are the official top twelve? There's nothing from the first 35 years of the sport!

Could be that they don't have rights for the pre-Bernie material.

[BlinkyMcSquinty]

In 1957 Sir Sterling Moss drove an English car (Vanwall) against the combined might of the Italian teams and won Monza. The car was designed by Colin Chapman, aero by Frank Costin. The engine was a 4 cylinder, basically 4 Manx 500cc cylinders.

 

 

1984 Monaco Grand Prix. This was the breakout race for Senna. In the rain, the rookie started 13th in a Toleman and he drove through the field and finished 2nd, and if the race had not been red-flagged early, would have won.

 

 

1968 German Grand Prix. In miserable conditions of fog and rain, Jackie Stewart, with a broken wrist, won by over 4 minutes, his greatest drive in what is now famously called "The Green Hell".

 

2008 Brazilian grand Prix. Massa won, but Lewis Hamilton passed Glock on the last lap to finish 5th and win his first title on arguable the most dramatic last lap of a season.

 

1988 Japanese Grand Prix. Senna stalled at the start, and from 14th place he drove like a demon, and when the rain came, drove even harder to eventually pass Prost, win the race and the title.

 

1971 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. This race is often referred to as the fastest Formula One race of all time, with a record average speed of 242.615 km/h (150.754 mph), a record that was not broken until 32 years later at the  2003 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. This race featured the closest finish in Formula One history with Gethin winning, Peterson 2nd +0.01, Cevert 3rd +0.09, Hailwood 4th +0.18, Ganley 5th +0.61 seconds.

 

https://youtu.be/0VB8Ry5kKjQ

 

1957 German Grand Prix. In what is considered the greatest drives of all time, Fangio overcame a bungled pit stop to come back and win.

 

https://youtu.be/OUcyO9K4EU0

[ButtonForEver]

2011 - Montreal

2009 - Interlagos

2006 - Hungaroring

[taziosenna881]

I will throw Montoya's debut in 2001 at Brazil in here since nobody mentioned it. Simply stunning.

[Henri Greuter]

Could be that they don't have rights for the pre-Bernie material.

 

 

More likely, Bernie would not have earned anything if that pre-Bernie material had been used...... 

 

 

henri

[Kristian]

For 'my' highlights, I'm not going to include anything that I didn't see live myself, so pre-90s is out. 

 

1. Monaco 1992 - Senna vs Mansell. Not only a great battle, but also my earliest F1 memory. 

2. Monaco 1996 - I still wasn't an avid fan at this point, but I remember catching this crazy race. 

3. Jerez 1997 - From the mad qualifying session, to The Incident - what a weekend. 

4. Spa 1998 - Another crazy crazy race. It was around this season I started watching every race live without fail. 

5. Europe 1999 - My first live GP, and a great race for it. 

6. Japan 2000 - What an epic duel between the two finest drivers out there, and as a Schumacher fan I was delighted. 

7. Brazil 2003 - Another crazy race I remember well 

8. Japan 2005 - This was a special one, even if I did watch it in a drunken haze after a long night out. 

9. Canada 2007 - My second race, and such a fantastic time and another great event, even if I did feel for a few minutes I'd just seen a fatality.

10. Brazil 2008 - A crazy way to end a championship.

11. Australia 2009 - The phoenix from the ashes that was Brawn was quite special to see

12. Brazil 2012 - Again, another classic finale in Brazil. 

 

I've just realised how few are in this current decade... maybe time will make fonder memories.