Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="cider_and_toast, post: 3892, member: 43"]
Two guys who played the number 2 game even though it was to their loss were the late greats, Ronnie Peterson and Gilles Villeneuve.

Ronnie in 1978 was more than good enough win the title that year. All though he was not as technically adept to the fine tuning of the Lotus 78 and 79 (he more than often used Andrettis settings on his car) once he was out on track he was every  bit as fast as his team mate. The only things that held him back were the fact that more often than not he was using the type 78 where as Andretti had first use of the type 79 and there was a gentlemans agreement between Peterson, Andretti and Chapman that said that 78 was to be Marios year and Ronnie would play the number 2. Tragically Ronnie was killed at Monza in the very race that confirmed Mario as WDC but if you ever read an interview with Mario he never fails to mention how selfless Ronnie was that season and how they trusted each other.

Gilles played number two to Scheckter in the 1979 season and again it was a year in which either Ferrari driver could have taken the title. Perhaps this was another reason why Gilles felt so betrayed by Pironi at San Marino in 82.

It is such a shame that two of the greatest F1 drivers never to win the WDC gave their all to the team in their most competative seasons when they could have and if they were more ruthless, should have taken the title.

It puts the Alonso / Hamilton spat into a new light.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

Which driver is the fake "winner" of the 2021 F1 WDC?