- 14 Nov 10, 11:38#225115
Much truth in the argument for Fangio.... but very hard to benchmark given the lack of understanding of the machinery, track conditions and circumstances at the time.
In my humble opinion Prost and Senna were a class above. They both raced in the same era of turbo monsters with none of the electronic aids of today.
Senna was simply the best raw talent in a car I have ever seen...if you have ever seen the footage of what he did in a Toleman at Monaco in his debut year...there is nobody who else who could have done that. Over a single lap...Senna was amazing. As a champion he was unrelenting and awesome.
Michael's record will stand forever, I have no doubt, but he could have won another 10 titles and still have struggled to be mentioned in the same breath as Senna.
In my humble opinion Prost and Senna were a class above. They both raced in the same era of turbo monsters with none of the electronic aids of today.
Senna was simply the best raw talent in a car I have ever seen...if you have ever seen the footage of what he did in a Toleman at Monaco in his debut year...there is nobody who else who could have done that. Over a single lap...Senna was amazing. As a champion he was unrelenting and awesome.
Michael's record will stand forever, I have no doubt, but he could have won another 10 titles and still have struggled to be mentioned in the same breath as Senna.