[Chooriwrocafn]

Ok, I know the quickest teams paint a different picture from reality but based on performances vs team-mates and driving style.. who do you think the top 5 drivers in F1 are and what do you think the ultimate pairing would be?

(In no particular order) I really rate.. Alonso, Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel and Kobayashi.

Button narrowly missed out and Kubica would have been in the top five but due to his current condition I had to leave him out.

As a pairing I think Hamilton/Button is the best currently in F1 in terms of working as a team, but I would love to see Hamilton paired with Kobayashi (to give him his big break) or Rosberg/Vettel to see who was the quickest.

Of the rookies, Di-Resta and Perez look like they could achieve a lot if they were with the right team.

Another thing I would like to see (if it could be done) is one whole season every 5 years.. F1 being a 1 make series as It would allow us to see how the drivers compared.




Would love to make this a poll but I cant find where/how to do it..


Opinions?

[wepoiyub]

Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Button & Trulli

[carfAball]

Alonso and Hamilton are the two best drivers.

[RogHammon]

Alonso and Vettel for me.

Trulli is the best donkey

[ChexEcodece]

I certainly agree that Button and Hamilton is the best team combination.

If all cars were equal then over one lap the order would be:

1) Hamilton
2) Vettel
3) Alonso
4) Rosberg
5) Button
6) Webber
7) Massa
8) Kobayashi
9) Heidfeld
10) Schumacher
11) Kovalainen
12) Barrichello
13) Di Resta
14) Sutil
15) Trulli
16) Glock
17) Liuzzi
18) Buemi
19) Perez
20) Petrov
21) Maldonado
22) Alguersuari
23) d'Ambrosio
24) Karthikeyan

Although being the fastest over one lap doesn't make you the best GP driver.

[Enjknsua]

I think Vettel, Alonso and Hamilton are at the top in terms of raw speed.

[Adollobdeb]

Sebastian, a fair and very fast driver.
Fernando, a fast driver with a helper in Felipe.
Button, way to underestimated.

[MeverikcNils]

I certainly agree that Button and Hamilton is the best team combination.

If all cars were equal then over one lap the order would be:

1) Hamilton
2) Vettel
3) Alonso
4) Rosberg
5) Button
6) Webber
7) Massa
8) Kobayashi
9) Heidfeld
10) Schumacher
11) Kovalainen
12) Barrichello
13) Di Resta
14) Sutil
15) Trulli
16) Glock
17) Liuzzi
18) Buemi
19) Perez
20) Petrov
21) Maldonado
22) Alguersuari
23) d'Ambrosio
24) Karthikeyan

Although being the fastest over one lap doesn't make you the best GP driver.

Wow, Heidfeld 9th and Vitaly 20th over one lap? ALL evidence to the contrary.

[MeverikcNils]

1. Vettel: just dominant
2. Alonso: Massa ain't no slouch neither
3. Hamilton: a beast most of the time, but Button is too close for me to put him second
4. Button: since leaving Brawn, he has REALLY impressed me
5. Webber: Vettel making him look ordinary, but he's not
6. Rosberg: next first time winner
7. Massa: I believe in him
8. Michael Schumacher: getting to grips with his teammate
9. Rubens: can still win
10. Petrov: I'm one of the few on his bandwagon
11. Kobayashi: a better racer than qualifier
12. Kovalainen: will end Trulli's career (and Trulli is quick)
13. Heidfeld: better racer than qualifier
14. Glock: a warrior who is starting to get frustrated
15. di Resta: will continue to climb
16. Perez: impressive start, yet a bit inconsistent
17. Buemi: starting to assert himself
18. Sutil: star is fading, but still may have something for diResta
19. Trulli: talented but, I believe, not determined
20. Alguesuari: was closer to Buemi last season
21. Maldonado: dominated GP2, excelled at Monaco
22. Jerome: not bad considering his equipment
23. Liuzzi: needs to keep a positive attitude in his situation
24: Narain: I can't spell his last name (not as bad as we think)

[nasxbrtyol]

1. Alonso
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel

[uMG6uOSo]

1. Alonso
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Button
5. Webber

[muBXvWIC]

Hamilton
Alonso
Vettel
Button
Webber

In that order. Vettel is maturing into a great driver but he still has way too much of a car advantage over the Ferrari's and McLaren for me to claim he is best. I'd like to see him off the front row fighting for position rather than racing off into the distance or using pitstops to regain the lead. Alonso and Hamilton are both risk takers and have demonstarted awesome overtaking skill which is something Vettel hasn't needed to do with such a great car over the past two season's. All 3 are the best out there right now however.

[Qnpqbpac]

Alonso and Hamilton are the two best drivers.

Hamilton and Alonso would be my top drivers, with Hamilton just tipping Alonso.

I'd rate Vettel 3rd and Rosberg would be 4th.

Kubica would be up there as well if he was racing in F1.

Vettel is a great driver but he still has to show me that he is on the level of Hamilton and Alonso. I don't think he is, but I'm open that he might be. His car advantage is making him look better than he is.

[loginereQQ]

1. Alonso/Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Webber/Button
99. Massa

[arcaniagainee]

Current Top5? For me it seems quite obvious: Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton, Rosberg and Button. After them Webber may still hold onto P6, but Kobayashi is very much threatening to take it away from him.

Talking about 2011 alone - regardless of what people think about the car advantage, Vettel has been the best driver of the season so far. Alonso (China), Rosberg (Malaysia), Hamilton (Malaysia, Monaco) have all had their underperformances, which cannot be said about Seb. But season is still long, which can bring its setbacks.

Alonso and Hamilton are the two best drivers.

Wow, something unusual has happened. Garry Walker mentioning Alonso among the best drivers.

19. Trulli: talented but, I believe, not determined

I have been disappointed about Trulli's qualifying pace and it looks like he has lost his edge there (I miss those spectacular hot-laps from him) or he is simply setting his car up differently nowadays as quali doesn't matter any more. But if you have followed GP's well, Trulli has actually outraced Kovalainen in the last three races. The gap between them has been small, but it is noteworthy considering he seems to be universally considered as a "finished article" by now.

[Svatudjw]

Alonso and Hamilton are tied for me. Maybe Alonso would come in first, as I believe he's a little bit more consistent, but it's not a great difference at all. Then Vettel, then Rosberg, and no clue about who would be the 5th one.

Kobayashi is rather overrated, though - his overtaking is spectacular, but is he really that fast?

[Bletlemof]

Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton are the best of the active drivers

Button, Webber, Massa, Rosberg are good but not quite the equal of the above.

Kubica before his accident would have been included in the best of the active drivers category.

Schumacher was in the best but he is clearly past his prime.

there are many drivers in the one to watch' but it is too early to say for sure.

[huerta]

I'd Say Alonso is right there in terms of being at the top of his game, having been in the mix at the top for the longest.

Vettel and Hamilton are very much still on the up, albeit on a par with Fred.

JB and MW are nearing the end of their peak, but are still there or thereabouts. Massa - I think his own team have just about sucked all the will out of him now.

Nico - hard to judge - better than the Shoe, but thus far not had the machinery to show us what he can really do.

Perez, Koby, DiResta are the new guard.

[BinasiDombrs]

In no particular order Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso are creme de la creme.

[cargo_brad]

Alonso
Hamilton
Vettel