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BEST F1 CARS AND PILOTS THAT DEFEATED THEM

Here are the cars in chronological order, not in order of technical quality:

 

1) Alfa Romeo 1950:

​6 Wins in 6 races (100%)

6 poles

3 hat tricks

4 starting doubles

4 arrival doubles

5 breaks

 

Who defeated: Nobody.

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2) Ferrari 1952 (2.0s + fast) / Ferrari 1953 (1.0s + fast):

14 wins in 15 races (93%)

13 Poles

6 Hat-tricks

7 Starting doubles

9 Arrival doubles

15 Breaks

 

Who defeated: Fangio 1

 

NOTE: Ferrari raced with 9 drivers out of 52.

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3) Ferrari 1961 (1.6s + fast):

4 wins in 7 races (57%)

6 Poles

0 Hat-tricks

3 Starting Doubles

3 Arrival Doubles

5 Breaks

 

Who defeated: Moss 2, Ireland 1

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4) Lotus 1965 (0.7s + fast):

7 wins in 11 races (64%)

6 Poles

4 Hat Trick

2 Breaks

 

Who defeated: Hill 2, Stewart 1, Ginther 1

 

NOTE: Clark did not race in Monaco, as he was on the Indy 500.

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5) Lotus 1978 (0.5s + fast):

8 wins in 16 races (50%)

8 Poles

2 Hat-tricks

5 Starting doubles

4 Arrival doubles

10 Breaks

 

Drivers who defeated: Reutemann 4, Lauda 2, Villeneuve 1, Depailler 1

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6) McLaren 1984 (0.4s + racing fast):

12 wins in 16 races (75%)

3 Poles

1 Hat-tricks

0 Starting doubles

4 Arrival doubles

7 Breaks

 

Who defeated: Piquet 2, Rosberg 1, Alboreto 1

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7) Williams 1986 (0.2 + fast runs)/ Williams 1987 (0.7s + fast runs):

18 wins in 32 races (56%)

16 Poles

0 Hat Tricks

8 Double Start

6 Double arrival

12 Breaks

 

Who defeated: Prost 7, Senna 4, Berger 3

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8) McLaren 1988/1989 (0.5s + fast):

25 Wins in 32 races (78%)

29 poles

5 hat-tricks

23 starting doubles

14 finish double

7 breaks

 

Who defeated: Mansell 2, Berger 2, Boutsen 2

Video about MP 4/4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRtjeWsIscc&t=2506s

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9) Williams 1992/93 (2.0s + fast in training and 1.0s + fast in races):

20 Wins in 32 races (62%)

30 poles

6 hat-tricks

22 starting doubles

7 arrival doubles

7 breaks

 

Who defeated: Senna 8, Berger 2, Schumacher 2

Video from CANAL ENERTO about this car (Williams FW14B Secrets): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMMA5ChCnRc

Video about Williams 1992: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb0B97-ieV0 (CANAL ENERTO)

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10) Williams 1996/97 (1.0s + fast):

20 victories in 33 races (61%)

23 Poles

4 Hat-tricks

13 starting doubles

6 arrival doubles

6 breaks

 

Who defeated: Schumacher 8, Coulthard 2, Panis 1, Berger 1, Hakkinen 1

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11) Ferrari 2002 (0.4s + fast) / Ferrari 2004 (0.5s + fast):

30 wins in 35 races (86%)

22 Poles

10 Hat-tricks

10 Starting doubles

17 Arrival doubles

4 Breaks (all with Rubinho)

 

Who defeated: Ralf 1, Coulthard 1, Raikkonen 1, Trulli 1 and Montoya 1

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12) RBR 2010 (0.5s + fast) / RBR 2011 (0.6s + fast) / RBR 2012 (0.4s + fast) / RBR 2013 (0.5s + fast)

41 wins in 74 races (55%)

50 Poles

7 Hat-tricks

22 Starting doubles

11 Arrival doubles

10 Breaks

 

Who defeated: Alonso 11, Hamilton 11, Button 8, Rosberg 2, Kimi 1

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13) Mercedes 2014 (0.8s + fast) / Mercedes 2015 (0.5s + fast) / Mercedes 2016 (0.5s + fast) / Mercedes 2019 (0.3s + fast) / Mercedes 2020 (0.5s + fast)

79 wins in 97 races (81%)

78 Poles

14 Hat Trick

58 starting doubles

45 Arrival double

10 Breaks

          

Who defeated: Verstappen 6, Ricciardo 4, Vettel 4, Leclerc 2, Gasly 1 and Perez 1.

 

NOTE: Mercedes 2017 and 2018 were very good cars, but they were not dominant like 2014/2015/2016/2019/2020 were.

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14) RBR 2022 (0,4s + fast)/RBR 2023 (0,6s + fast)

36 wins em 43 races (84%)

23 Poles

8 Hat-tricks

2 Starting Doulbles

11 Arrival Double

5 Breaks

 

Who defeated: Leclerc 3, Sainz 3, Russell 1  ​

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