Best French Driver?

Best French Driver?#16148

By Irv the Swerve - 03 Oct 07, 23:08

- 03 Oct 07, 23:08#16148

Lets keep this going...

#16149

By 7UpJordan - 03 Oct 07, 23:10

- 03 Oct 07, 23:10#16149

Laffite was pretty much an OAP and still going well for Ligier in 1985 and 1986.

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#16150

By texasmr2 - 03 Oct 07, 23:10

- 03 Oct 07, 23:10#16150

I chose Prost but am a huge fan of both Laffite and Alesi.

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#16260

By certom - 04 Oct 07, 15:18

- 04 Oct 07, 15:18#16260

michel vaillant

ORGOGLIO FERRARI

VOLVO DRIVER

#16284

By McLaren Fan - 04 Oct 07, 16:04

- 04 Oct 07, 16:04#16284

Prost. His very good speed was concealed in silky-smooth driving. He was able to look after his tyres, was at one with his car, and had good technical knowledge. His only weakness, and in my opinion damages his claim to be the greatest driver ever, was his poor wet-weather driving.

Alesi was a great driver. I've said before and I'll say it again: it's one of the tragedies of Formula One that he won only a single Grand Prix.

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#16298

By darwin dali - 04 Oct 07, 16:54

- 04 Oct 07, 16:54#16298

McLaren Fan wrote:Prost. His very good speed was concealed in silky-smooth driving. He was able to look after his tyres, was at one with his car, and had good technical knowledge. His only weakness, and in my opinion damages his claim to be the greatest driver ever, was his poor wet-weather driving.

Agreed. Still one of the greats, but behind MS, the rainmeister.

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#17608

By scotty - 13 Oct 07, 00:58

- 13 Oct 07, 00:58#17608

Obviously Prost, but i give massive props to Panis who was going brilliantly well in the '97 season until his unfortunate crash in Canada.

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#17626

By madbrad - 13 Oct 07, 02:24

- 13 Oct 07, 02:24#17626

I want to say Alesi but I have to say Arnoux.

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#20509

By Senninha - 24 Oct 07, 18:48

- 24 Oct 07, 18:48#20509

McLaren Fan wrote:Alesi was a great driver. I've said before and I'll say it again: it's one of the tragedies of Formula One that he won only a single Grand Prix.

Agreed!

Wrong time: wrong car. He should've gone to Williams when he had the chance, imo.

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#20541

By Ron Dennis - 24 Oct 07, 19:48

- 24 Oct 07, 19:48#20541

I'd like to say Alesi but he's not really French.

#20566

By 737flier - 24 Oct 07, 20:40

- 24 Oct 07, 20:40#20566

Prost was a cracking driver

(but a crap team manager)

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#20600

By Woodchip - 24 Oct 07, 21:22

- 24 Oct 07, 21:22#20600

Ron Dennis wrote:I'd like to say Alesi but he's not really French.

That was my thoughts, so I went for Prost.

I have nothing more to say on the matter (for the time being)

#20601

By Ron Dennis - 24 Oct 07, 21:23

- 24 Oct 07, 21:23#20601

yeah I would choose Prost out of that list

#20622

By madbrad - 24 Oct 07, 23:48

- 24 Oct 07, 23:48#20622

Philippe Alliot

ok not really.

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#27444

By piledriver - 17 Dec 07, 15:08

- 17 Dec 07, 15:08#27444

Well that must be Alain Prost of course. Here's my top 5:
1. Alain Prost
2. Rene Arnoux
3. Jacques Laffite
4. Didier Pironi
5. Jean Alesi

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