Poll Who is better: Fernando, Lewis, or Sebastian?

[Bushi]

If Mclaren hit the ceiling with their car by the end of 2012 with the new rules being implied in 2009, it's pretty hard to imagine they could have done a better job with their development after 2008.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I ain't the first time they've binned a race winning car for a midfielder...

 

[Josh]

And even if they didn't bin it they'd still have screwed it up.

 

[siffert_fan]

On GPUpdate today, Murray Walker says that Vettel is one of the greatest of all time and isn't being given enough credit for his success. I have to agree with him.

 

[Jen]

I don't and MW should know better than to declare on an unfinished career!

 

[Incubus]

OK well my take on it: I think all three of them are extremely close.

There. I've said it.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Not getting enough credit? Yes.

Greatest of all time? No.

 

[Mephistopheles]

There you go being all subjective again...

 

[siffert_fan]

Not getting enough credit? Yes.

Greatest of all time? No.

Mr Walker said "ONE of the greatest of all time" . A far cry from "the greatest of all time".

 

[no-FIAt-please]

My mistake, misread.

 

[downforce]

I truly believe its Hamilton, I think in the same team equal staus and everything he would beat both of them.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I am so tempted to ask the obvious question downforce but I won't for the sake of sanity....

 

[Lewywo4]

After their careers are over, can a determination then be made regarding who was better between Hamilton, Vettel and Alonso.

4 WDC'c so far at 26, can't hinder Vettel's chances though.

 

[downforce]

Obviously if the 3 of them had spent all their careers in Minardi's, HRT's etc non of them would be champions

 

[Mephistopheles]

It has to be Alonso as he wiped his boots at the back door of F1 coming into the sport through Minardi and doing a good enough job to get noticed and work his way to the top whereas the other two were welcomed in through the front door on a red carpet by top teams..

 

[sushifiesta]

By that criteria Webber is better than Vettel...

 

[Mephistopheles]

No you can still be rubbish no matter what route you got there, but it certainly helps you to be good if you are given a helping hand, and so the guy that struggled to get to the top is more impressive in my book..

 

[Lewywo4]

the other two were welcomed in through the front door on a red carpet by top teams..

If Hamilton and Vettel didn't perform all along the way in their relationship with both Mclaren and Red Bull, there is no way in the world that Ron Dennis or Helmut Markos, would have laid out a red carpet for them to join the F1 teams.

 

[RasputinLives]

Vettel topped the timings in his first ever F1 session don't you know.

 

[Hamberg]

It has to be Alonso as he wiped his boots at the back door of F1 coming into the sport through Minardi and doing a good enough job to get noticed and work his way to the top whereas the other two were welcomed in through the front door on a red carpet by top teams..

I am so tempted to state the obvious but I won't for the sake of sanity....