57 replies to this topic

[dutra]

My vote is for Piquet

[jk]

It has to be Schumacher!
2nd: Berger
3rd: Fabi

[Ghostrider]

Fisi!!! But I am biased!!

[tifosi]

Nannini, but thats just my opinion of what I thought he would become.

[Roadrunner]

That must be Michael Schumacher:cool: .

[Rob G]

I wonder how many votes for Verstappen we'll see.

My vote is Schumacher.

[Todd]

Why doesn't someone just start a "who is the best driver with the initials MS?" thread? There would be the same number of people with so little respect for logic that they would give any other answer.

[Ross Stonefeld]

Greatest driver considering results at Benetton? or greatest driver considering career results, and at one point he drove for benetton?


Either way i gather in both cases we'll get the same answer

[karlth]

Schumacher has to be considered the best Benetton driver ever, not at least as he is in some ways still driving with his old team.

[Smooth]

Schumacher....


The question should be who is the wurz Benetton driver ever??;)

[Matt Davis]

Where is Jenson!

[Peeko]

Schumcaher
Piquet
Nannini
Fisico

[thegreatone]

MS

[alain]

nannini of course.

[Ricardo F1]

Piquet was a great Brabham driver and then Williams driver, he was not a great Benetton driver.

[The Kanisteri]

Johnny Herbert.

[Todd]

Wins 19/27 = 70%
Poles 10/15 = 66.7%
Fastest Laps 23/36 = 63.9%

Benetton WDCs 2/2 = 100%
Benetton WCCs 1/1 = 100%

Career WDCs:
Piquet 3 w/ Brabham(2) and Williams
Schumacher 4 w/ Benetton(2) and Ferrari (2)

Schumacher is also #1 in career wins for a GP driver, #2 for pole positions, #1 for fastest laps, and equal #2 for career WDCs. Hmm. I wonder who the best of the 17 Benetton drivers could have been?

[Louis Mr. F1]

Mr. Lehto,
end of discussion

[Todd]

"I see fat people"

I'm amazed that you're perceptive enough to do that.

[Gemini]

MSchu, of course

[philhitchings]

Schumacher no doubt about it:up:

[Sergino]

1. Schumacher of course
2. Alesi
3. Berger
4. Piquet
5. Nannini & Fisico

[Peeko]

Originally posted by Ricardo F1
Piquet was a great Brabham driver and then Williams driver, he was not a great Benetton driver.

Maybe so, but he has the 2nd most wins after Schumacher for Benetton (3), and had given them in 1990 their highest placing in the driver's table (3rd) that was equaled and surpassed by only Schumacher. Paired with Nannini they also combined to amass Benetton's best points total ever (with 71), that has only been eclipsed again by Schumacher's period with the team. This still stands.

[John]

1. MS
2. NP
3. GB
4. JA

[Spirit]

The answer should be self-evident.

Emanuele Pirro

Nobody else could compare.

Spirit

[BuzzingHornet]

Is this a quiz or a poll? Come on

Next poll, who's the greatest German driver ever

Options:

Michael Schumacher
Boris Becker
Karsten Jancker
Baron von Zeppelin
that bloke from Kraftwerk

probable outcome:

Boris Becker 34 votes
Baron von Zeppelin 30 votes
Michael Schumacher 10 votes
that bloke from Kraftwerk 9 votes
Karsten Jancker 9 votes

[Richard Jenkins]

Originally posted by Todd
Why doesn't someone just start a "who is the best driver with the initials MS?" thread? There would be the same number of people with so little respect for logic that they would give any other answer.

Here's my entry ;)


1 Mimmo Schiattarella
2 Mike Spence
3 Mike Sparken
4 Moises Solana
5 Marc Surer
6 Mika Salo
7 Michael Schumacher

Best benetton driver... Roberto Moreno!

[HSJ]

MH. Of course, he only tested the thing. Still, he was the greatest driver to have sit in the cockpit. Hmmm... didn't Benny buy Toleman? In that case, in a way, the greatest was AS.

[ehagar]

Originally posted by Todd
Wins 19/27 = 70%
Poles 10/15 = 66.7%
Fastest Laps 23/36 = 63.9%

Benetton WDCs 2/2 = 100%
Benetton WCCs 1/1 = 100%

Career WDCs:
Piquet 3 w/ Brabham(2) and Williams
Schumacher 4 w/ Benetton(2) and Ferrari (2)

Schumacher is also #1 in career wins for a GP driver, #2 for pole positions, #1 for fastest laps, and equal #2 for career WDCs. Hmm. I wonder who the best of the 17 Benetton drivers could have been?

While I don't disagree with the conclusion that MS was the best driver Benetton had, I don't agree with your percentages. He started in 1991 after one race with Jordan, and did 68 races in total. In His first complete season he had a poke and a win. Was impressive.

[HSJ]

Originally posted by Todd
"I see fat people"

I'm amazed that you're perceptive enough to do that.

I'm amazed you noticed.

[Boston Killer]

Ayrton Senna
oops he wasn't technically driving for Benetton was he?;)

[Todd]

Originally posted by ehagar
While I don't disagree with the conclusion that MS was the best driver Benetton had, I don't agree with your percentages. He started in 1991 after one race with Jordan, and did 68 races in total. In His first complete season he had a poke and a win. Was impressive.

He didn't get a poke until 1992? He would have been 23 that season. That is a long time to wait. The chin must really have been a handicap.

If you meant a pole position, I disagree. The active suspension equipped Williams-Renaults racked up the pole positions in '92 and '93. Schumacher didn't record any until 1994.

The numbers given are Schumacher's percentages of the team's totals. For example, Michael recorded 19 of Benetton's 27 wins. The others were won by Piquet(3), Berger(2 - Benetton's first and last), Herbert(2), and Nannini(1).

[ehagar]

Originally posted by Todd


The numbers given are Schumacher's percentages of the team's totals. For example, Michael recorded 19 of Benetton's 27 wins. The others were won by Piquet(3), Berger(2 - Benetton's first and last), Herbert(2), and Nannini(1).

DOH!

[italia]

My vote goed to Piquet. His contract, 'low' (everything is relative!)base salary, high bonus per scored point, really payed of with three wins! Made me cheer for him again like in the early eighties!

[POLAR]

I dont really care about numbers, Nanini is THE Benneton man.

Polar

[baddog]

Originally posted by Ricardo F1
Piquet was a great Brabham driver and then Williams driver, he was not a great Benetton driver.

I think that explains it perfectly.

Only one driver could possibly be the greatest benetton driver. The one who brought them ALL of their success. It isnt about whether schumacher is better than piquet, it is about who was the great benetton driver. And THAT children is not even in doubt.

Shaun

[Pascal]

Alessandro Nannini, though that's just a personal feeling, his F1 career being cut short by an horrendous helicopter crash.

[baddog]

nannini COULD have been a truly great driver, but never got the chance to prove it. I was gutted totally when he had that accident, as he was a personal favourite.

Shaun

[dirtyboy]

Jean Alesi!!! Just because he's so cool.

[fissijo]

Originally posted by Ghostrider
Fisi!!! But I am biased!!

Ditto that!!!

Wow 6 of us agree!!!
Yes i know MS has been the most sucessful but Fisi had to have my vote cos i still believe he has sooo much potential, without having the team moulded around him or one of the better cars in the feild!

[Mila]

Originally posted by Todd
Why doesn't someone just start a "who is the best driver with the initials MS?" thread? There would be the same number of people with so little respect for logic that they would give any other answer.

1) Marc Surer

2) Mika Salo

3) Mike Spence

4) Moises Solana

5) Mike Sparken

did I leave out anyone?;)

[holiday]

it has to be a purely rhetorical question...



"He was 40 seconds behind Alesi and no-one thought that a top driver could catch another top driver with that sort of lead. No-one else would have tried. Now I will. I'll go for it every time."

Dave Coulthard
At Nurburgring 1995, Michael Schumacher ruthlessly carves past the leaders for the win.

[Zawed]

Hands down, Michael Schumacher, I mean who else has won WCs for the team?
Next up Berger, Piquet, Alesi, Fisichella and Fabi.

[kouks]

At present 21% of the votes don't think it's MS. I wonder if this is a true indication of the % of people on this forum that are in denial?

[holiday]

@ kouks



So far the poll shows us more 'bout the people voting than those who are voted for....or against

[Pikachu Racing]

Michael Schumacher no doubt. Followed by Gerhard Berger, Nelson Piquet, Alessandro Nannini, Giancarlo Fishichella

[MinardiRules]

MS, after him, Nannini, maybe - he was an absolute delight to watch, even after the crash he was fun to watch in the German Touring cars!

[dutra]

Originally posted by Richie Jenkins


Here's my entry ;)


1 Mimmo Schiattarella
2 Mike Spence
3 Mike Sparken
4 Moises Solana
5 Marc Surer
6 Mika Salo
7 Michael Schumacher

but Mimmo´s first name is Domenico...

[LeTurc]

This is so good to see bashers strugle to find better quality material to bash MS. Look at this tread it is complete BS and underquality. So good , try again.

[Richard Jenkins]

Originally posted by dutra


but Mimmo´s first name is Domenico...

Yep - I know but Mike Sparken's real name is Michael Poberejsky! I just thought it would be nice for Mimmo to top a list for once in his life!