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WHO IS THE FASTEST DRIVER IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1 : SENNA P1 HAMILTON P3

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18/08/2020

WHO IS THE FASTEST DRIVER IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1 SENNA P1 HAMILTON P3

Throughout Formula 1 history, numerous drivers have made a name for themselves and made their mark on this fast-paced, adrenaline-filled sport. It is difficult to compare the skills of drivers from different eras, as the sport has evolved endlessly since it began in 1950. With that being said, there are some drivers who stand out above the others, and their talent cannot be denied.

Who is the fastest driver in the history of Formula 1 ? – Formula 1 and Amazon have now brought something new to the market, namely the answer to the most important question: Who is the fastest driver in the history of Formula 1.

You’re obviously wondering how this is possible? How can you compare drivers of different generations and different cars? It has also proven to be difficult, but together with Formula 1, Amazon Web Services has managed to compile a list of twenty drivers who are the fastest in Formula 1.

The Top 20 revealed

POS	Drivers	Pos	Drivers
1	Ayrton Senna
		2	Michael Schumacher – 0.114s
3	Lewis Hamilton – 0.275s
		4	Max Steps – 0.280s
5	Fernando Alonso – 0.309s
		6	Nico Rosberg – 0.374s
7	Charles Leclerc – 0.376s
		8	Heikki Kovalainen – 0.378s
9	Jarno Trulli – 0.409s
		10	Sebastian Vettel – 0.435s
11	Rubens Barrichello – 0.445s
		12	Nico Hulkenberg – 0.456s
13	Valtteri Bottas – 0.457s
		14	Carlos Sainz – 0.457s
15	Lando Norris – 0.459s
		16	Daniel Ricciardo – 0.461s
17	Jenson Button – 0.462s
		18	Robert Kubica – 0.463s
19	Giancarlo Fisichella – 0.469s
		20	Alain Prost – 0.514s

The list consists of drivers who have been active in Formula 1 between 1983 and today. To determine the fastest driver we look at qualifying, because it is purely about the speed over one lap. Where in a normal weekend the car can make the difference, this is filtered out of the result during the analysis.

What does this analysis take into account? Teammates must have fought at least five honest duels against each other to be able to draw a comparison. Age plays an important role as well as a possible return to Formula 1 after years of absence. In addition, the system also rewards drivers who dominate within one team for years and beat each teammate.

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How accurate this list is can be wondered immediately when you see Heikki Kovalainen on spot 8. The one day fly that was ridden around the ears is very high on the list here and according to this statistic would be faster over one lap than four times world champions Vettel and Prost. It is also striking that of the 20 drivers, no less than 9 are still active. A matter of more data available or actually better than Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet?

At the top, these are the names you might expect. Senna has always been seen as the best man over one lap and Schumacher and Hamilton are the two drivers who top all the lists in Formula 1. Verstappen is handsomely in fourth place, ahead of big champions like Alonso, Vettel and Prost.

WHO IS THE FASTEST DRIVER IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1 : SENNA P1 HAMILTON P3 WHO IS THE FASTEST DRIVER IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1 : SENNA P1 HAMILTON P3