ObiWanMaHomie 5 Posted June 2 (edited) We all know the drivers who have won a world championship, but what about the ones who havenât? For me it has to be Felipe Massa. I shed multiple tears for him in 2008 and my heart broke for him. What driver would you pick and why? Edited June 3 by ObiWanMaHomie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragequit1 314 Posted June 2 (edited) DC and Rubinho (in that order) Both of them had to fulfill the second fiddle part in their teams (Rubinho twice actually), probably in their prime time, just shame they never won a championship. Edited June 2 by ragequit1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EduCalza 124 Posted June 2 (edited) For me, Massa and Barrichello. And hope that Ricciardo become World Champion one day. Edited June 2 by EduCalza Spelling, sorry my english Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottishwildcat 187 Posted June 2 (edited) Loads of them. Gilles Villeneuve, Didier Peroni, Gerhard Berger, Ronnie Petersen, Jacky Ickx, to name but a few. (Much as I love DC, he never really struck me as world champion material...) Edited June 2 by scottishwildcat 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattb97 6 Posted June 3 Juan Pablo Montoya is an honourable mention for me! đ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewDGriffiths 19 Posted June 3 1 hour ago, XanderSJX said: Stirling Moss. I was hoping someone would say Stirling as he was streets ahead of the others named. People forget he actually was world champion in 1958 for a very short while as his rival Mike Hawthorn was penalised but Stirling protested against it as he knew it was unjust and got the penalty overturned, giving Mike the championship.... by 1 point iirc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steviejay69 1,100 Posted June 3 Michael Schumacher, because he cheated for 7 of them đ never won a thing. In all honesty, the current pretenders are the best drivers not to win a WDC - Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen. Race winning pedigree but their time is sure to come. More the former than the latter, just in a better position right now. They've both got 'the stuff'. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cameramon 0 Posted June 3 Stirling Moss & Ronnie Peterson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LChaves01 65 Posted June 3 I'll go with Montoya among those i've watched, had the talent but perhaps not the politics skill or the patience for F1. I'd put Barrichello over Massa(and Berger/Alesi) on other potential champs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewDGriffiths 19 Posted June 3 Iâll throw in a name thatâs worthy and hasnât been mentioned... Martin Brundle Never was in the right car at the right time. Was Schumacherâs teammate at Benetton in 1992 scoring 38 points and 5 podiums to Michaelâs 53 points and 8 podiums (I hope I have the numbers right)....solid effort. Never won a Grand Prix but Iâve felt in the right car, he would have been a worthy champion, let alone race winner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewDGriffiths 19 Posted June 10 On 6/3/2020 at 5:50 PM, Morsify said: Jean Alesi Good shout đđŒ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peanutt2000 79 Posted June 13 Nico Hulkenberg. How this lad never had a podium is beyond me. If heâd of been 2 inch shorter heâd of been in a Ferrari with Alonso and contesting for race wins and championships. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rindt70 3 Posted June 25 in no order: Ronnie Peterson, Gilles Villeneuve, Francois Cevert, Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Clay Regazzoni. People saying DC are just being silly, lol no.  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhenixHeaven 2 Posted June 28 I think we forgot Carlos Reutemann, who could have been the 1st world champion for Williams but missed his shot with a bit of misfortune... And of course Michele Alboreto, who competed on the same terms with Alain Prost during most of the 1985 season, and who (I think) suffered from a lack of reliability from his Ferrari (I might be wrong on this). Ferrari was never in the run after that (not until 1990) and Alboreto missed his shot... I respectfully disagree about most drivers quoted here, because most of them actually HAD the chance of driving a winning car (Berger, DC, Barrichello, not-quoted-yet-Fisichella...), or racing for teams that had just won championships (Alesi & Berger again in 1996...), but they didn't manage to take these cars to the title. So on the contrary, the brutal conclusion (the "sports" one) is that they were not good enough đ¶Â Give the right car to a champion material, and he WILL be champion - guaranteed. To me, the recent guys who showed the talent to become champion and came reeaaaaally close to it, would rather be drivers like Montoya (2003, would have been champion if Williams-BMW had been more reliable), Massa (2008... Singapour-gate ?), and of course Mark Webber (2010 and the incredible Abu Dhabi 4-contendents-finish) đ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indominus2018 1 Posted July 5 (edited) Let's be honest - Barrichello would never have been allowed to win a championship, even if he was faster than Schumacher. Edited July 5 by Indominus2018 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adki88 0 Posted July 6 (edited) From my point of view, Felipe Massa. Watch his video 39 second champion video here http://gestyy.com/eqZSHa Edited July 6 by adki88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wal 0 Posted July 7 (edited) Sir Stirling Moss is, to me, the best one (people name him the uncrowned champion). Otherwise, if I have to be modern, Felipe Massa. Edited July 7 by Wal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhenixHeaven 2 Posted July 9 On 7/5/2020 at 1:04 PM, Indominus2018 said: Let's be honest - Barrichello would never have been allowed to win a championship, even if he was faster than Schumacher. Respectfully, I think you forget that the Ferrari was not the only championship-winning car that Barrichello had the opportunity to drive - remember, he was Button's teammate during the 2009 winning season of Brawn GP... He came close, but Jenson ended up being champion... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
