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[andrew]

The best defensive driver that I can think of seeing in my lifetime has to have been Gerhard Berger. An bloody good racer and seemed a right bugger to pass! Of the current crop Petrov has it with no one coming close.

[Hammer278]

Best defensive driver, since I've been watching at least would be Jean Alesi. I always thought he's a right tough bugger to get past, even when he was driving the crapbox Prost car...the blue coloured machine which went bankrupt. Bloody good racer during his time, and deserved a lot more than just a solitary win.

Of the current crop, I'd say Lewis. I struggle to think of drivers who have overtaken him, or overtaken him and managed to stay ahead of him in the next few corners. Vettel is not hard to pass, if the car behind has the performance....Webber is actually a tough guy as well but he cocks up way too often (Australia/Singapore come to mind), Alonso has been overtaken by two popular Japanese drivers in budget machines...Button is Hamiltons toy on track...Massa is...nevermind.