Top 10 Most Overrated Formula 1 Drivers
He never allowed a teammate in his team who was permitted to challenge him. Since he won his WCs by beating Prost, arguably one of the best.
Couldn't win without cheating. Had traction control when it was forbidden.
Lewis Hamilton is a British racing driver who races in Formula One for Mercedes AMG Petronas. A five-time Formula One World Champion, he is often considered the best driver of his generation and widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. He won his first World Championship... read more In my opinion, he's undeservingly lauded to the point of exhaustion. Ever since his debut, he has always had the luxury of driving a top-performing car with better treatment. The outcome of countless poles and wins is nothing to fawn over.
Put him in a Force India or Williams for at least one year and witness how he'll sweat blood and tears to even clear round one of qualification. A driver like Daniel Ricciardo possesses great skill and capability to turn the game around, even if the car isn't the fastest.
Sebastian Vettel is a German racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He is a four-time Formula One World Champion, having won the championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 with Red Bull Racing. Can only win under very specific circumstances, such as having an entire team cater to him.
Wheel-to-wheel racing? Spin!
Under pressure? Spin!
Thinks he got "brake tested"? Road rage!
Teammate faster than him? Whine!
Multi 2-1? Feign ignorance!
Four F1 titles? Really? Most overrated driver of all time.
Fernando Alonso is a Spanish racing driver and former Formula One racing driver. He is a two-time Formula One World Champion, and is often regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport. He's only interested in the money!
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Ayrton Senna da Silva (21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991 and is regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time. He was killed in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand... read more
Kimi-Matias Räikkönen, nicknamed "The Ice Man", is a Finnish racing driver currently driving for Sauber in Formula One. He was the winner of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship in his first season with Scuderia Ferrari. He currently holds the record for the most race wins (21) in Formula One... read more The MOST overrated.
Lol, the best at crashing.