***Official 2010 F1 thread***

[XeNoN89]

So Brawn/Merc will be silver cars, will Mclaren stay silver, or will they go red (for Vodafone).

Would be great if they could find a second sponsor with white livery, and colour the car like the old Marlborough livery.

They should go black and red, would look evil

 

[Stormrider]

So Brawn/Merc will be silver cars, will Mclaren stay silver, or will they go red (for Vodafone).

Would be great if they could find a second sponsor with white livery, and colour the car like the old Marlborough livery.

McLaren will be staying silver and red as before and will still be called Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes.

 

[Housey]

I knew about this some weeks back, it's been rumoured for some weeks now.

 

[Burned_Alive]

Wonder if Mclaren and Mercedes will be sharing their R&D?

 

[[TW]Taggart]

if anything, mclaren should go for white and red like the senna prost days!

 

[Housey]

McLaren were and are an independent company, so are Mercedes. When you put 2 highly independent bodies together it is simply a matter of time before disconnects start and fractures in direction start to show their head. Add in The Ron and his view of the world and it's not that suprising really. Mercedes want to control more than Ron wants them too, time for them to have their own team then.

 

[Housey]

if anything, mclaren should go for white and red like the senna prost days!

Sod that, they should go Orange!

 

[Housey]

I just took this off AtlasF1 Forum, thought it quite interesting around F1 drivers stats.

Full stats of F1 drivers

Driver related DNF's

driver related dnf's, drivers with 10+ starts


46.2% - Michael Andretti (6/13)
40.0% - Tony Brise (4/10)
33.3% - Ian Scheckter (6/18)
33.3% - Taki Inoue (6/18)
33.3% - Eliseo Salazar (8/24)
32.1% - Nelsinho Piquet (9/28)
32.0% - Rupert Keegan (8/25)
31.6% - Ukyo Katayama (30/95)
31.3% - Esteban Tuero (5/16)
29.5% - Mark Blundell (18/61)
29.2% - Aguri Suzuki (19/65)
28.6% - Giorgio Pantano (4/14)
27.3% - Jean-Christophe Boullion (3/11)
27.3% - Karl Kling (3/11)
27.3% - Patrick Friesacher (3/11)
27.3% - Tony Bettenhausen (3/11)
26.9% - Adrian Sutil (14/52)
26.7% - Satoru Nakajima (20/75)
26.3% - Francois Hesnault (5/19)
25.7% - Bruno Giacomelli (18/70)
25.7% - Hans Joachim Stuck (19/74)
25.3% - Pedro Diniz (25/99)
25.0% - Ron Flockhart (3/12)
25.0% - Willy Mairesse (3/12)
25.0% - Andrea Montermini (5/20)
25.0% - Antonio Pizzonia (5/20)
25.0% - Jan Magnussen (6/24)
24.5% - Derek Daly (12/49)
23.5% - Allan McNish (4/17)
23.5% - Pierluigi Martini (28/119)
23.1% - Hans Binder (3/13)
23.1% - Vic Elford (3/13)
23.1% - Yves Giraud Cabantous (3/13)
23.1% - Luis Perez-Sala (6/26)
23.1% - Ricardo Rosset (6/26)
23.0% - Vittorio Brambilla (17/74)
22.9% - Manfred Winkelhock (11/48)
22.7% - Vitantonio Liuzzi (10/44)
22.4% - Patrick Tambay (26/116)
22.2% - Sebastien Bourdais (6/27)
21.9% - Pedro Lamy (7/32)
21.6% - Emanuele Pirro (8/37)
21.4% - Alex Yoong (3/14)
21.4% - Horace Gould (3/14)
21.4% - Ralph Firman (3/14)
21.4% - Sakon Yamamoto (3/14)
21.4% - Scott Speed (6/28)
21.4% - Tom Pryce (9/42)
21.1% - Harald Ertl (4/19)
21.1% - Ivan Capelli (20/95)
20.8% - Anthony Davidson (5/24)
20.7% - James Hunt (19/92)
20.0% - Ricardo Zunino (2/10)
20.0% - Slim Borgudd (2/10)
20.0% - Luciano Burti (3/15)
20.0% - Mark Donohue (3/15)
20.0% - Brian Henton (4/20)
20.0% - Zsolt Baumgartner (4/20)
19.5% - Alessandro Zanardi (8/41)
19.5% - Olivier Grouillard (8/41)
19.4% - Gunnar Nilsson (6/31)
19.0% - Roberto Guerrero (4/21)
18.9% - Ricardo Zonta (7/37)
18.8% - Alexander Wurz (13/69)
18.8% - Toranosuke Takagi (6/32)
18.6% - Sebastian Vettel (8/43)
18.3% - Pedro de la Rosa (13/71)
18.2% - Johnny Herbert (29/159)
18.2% - Johnny Servoz-Gavin (2/11)
18.2% - Philippe Alliot (20/110)
18.0% - Bertrand Gachot (9/50)
18.0% - Mike Hailwood (9/50)
18.0% - Andrea de Cesaris (37/206)
17.8% - Jos Verstappen (19/107)
17.7% - Derek Warwick (26/147)
17.7% - Eddie Irvine (26/147)
17.6% - Adrian Campos (3/17)
17.6% - Nanni Galli (3/17)
17.6% - Sebastien Buemi (3/17)
17.6% - Brett Lunger (6/34)
17.1% - Karl Wendlinger (7/41)
16.7% - Brian Redman (2/12)
16.7% - George Follmer (2/12)
16.7% - Gianmaria Bruni (3/18)
16.7% - Johnny Cecotto (3/18)
16.7% - David Brabham (4/24)
16.7% - Marc Gene (6/36)
16.7% - Mauro Baldi (6/36)
16.2% - Gianni Morbidelli (11/68)
15.7% - Luca Badoer (8/51)
15.7% - Damon Hill (18/115)
15.6% - Ralf Schumacher (28/180)
15.5% - Didier Pironi (11/71)
15.4% - Paco Godia (2/13)
15.3% - Carlos Pace (11/72)
15.2% - Christijan Albers (7/46)
15.2% - Martin Brundle (24/158)
15.0% - Hector Rebaque (6/40)
14.9% - Gilles Villeneuve (10/67)
14.8% - Piers Courage (4/27)
14.8% - Wolfgang von Trips (4/27)
14.8% - Rene Arnoux (22/149)
14.6% - Heinz-Harald Frentzen (23/157)
14.4% - Nigel Mansell (27/187)
14.4% - Jean Alesi (29/201)
14.3% - Cristiano da Matta (4/28)
14.3% - Enrique Bernoldi (4/28)
14.3% - Jackie Oliver (7/49)
14.3% - Jochen Mass (15/105)
14.1% - Riccardo Patrese (36/255)
14.0% - Olivier Panis (22/157)
14.0% - Nicola Larini (7/50)
13.8% - Andrea de Adamich (4/29)
13.7% - Clay Regazzoni (18/131)
13.7% - Nelson Piquet (28/204)
13.7% - Patrick Depailler (13/95)
13.3% - Danny Sullivan (2/15)
13.3% - Johnny Dumfries (2/15)
13.3% - Peter Gethin (4/30)
13.3% - Jean Pierre Jarier (18/135)
13.3% - Mario Andretti (17/128)
13.0% - Johnny Claes (3/23)
13.0% - Luigi Musso (3/23)
13.0% - Raul Boesel (3/23)
13.0% - Alan Jones (15/115)
13.0% - Giancarlo Fisichella (30/231)
13.0% - David Coulthard (32/247)
12.8% - Jarno Trulli (28/218)
12.5% - Jan Lammers (3/24)
12.5% - Tarso Marques (3/24)
12.5% - Peter Collins (4/32)
12.5% - Christian Klien (6/48)
12.5% - Jody Scheckter (14/112)
12.4% - Ayrton Senna (20/161)
12.4% - Gerhard Berger (26/210)
12.1% - Shinji Nakano (4/33)
12.1% - Takuma Sato (11/91)
12.1% - Alex Caffi (7/58)
12.1% - Arturo Merzario (7/58)
11.8% - Lucien Bianchi (2/17)
11.8% - Tim Schenken (4/34)
11.7% - Alessandro Nannini (9/77)
11.6% - Juan Pablo Montoya (11/95)
11.5% - Mark Webber (16/139)
11.4% - Wilson Fittipaldi (4/35)
11.4% - Roberto Moreno (5/44)
11.3% - Mika Häkkinen (18/160)
11.1% - Chico Serra (2/18)
11.1% - Trevor Taylor (3/27)
11.1% - Kazuki Nakajima (4/36)
11.1% - Timo Glock (4/36)
11.1% - Rolf Stommelen (6/54)
11.1% - Jyrki Jarvilehto Lehto (7/63)
11.1% - Stefano Modena (8/72)
11.0% - Niki Lauda (19/172)
10.9% - Jacques Villeneuve (18/165)
10.9% - Francois Cevert (5/46)
10.8% - Michele Alboreto (21/194)
10.7% - Robert Manzon (3/28)
10.6% - Ronnie Peterson (13/123)
10.6% - Rubens Barrichello (30/284)
10.5% - Louis Rosier (4/38)
10.5% - Piercarlo Ghinzani (8/76)
10.0% - Andre Pilette (1/10)
10.0% - Chris Irwin (1/10)
10.0% - Jim Hall (1/10)
10.0% - Olivier Beretta (1/10)
10.0% - Paolo Barilla (1/10)
10.0% - Peter Whitehead (1/10)
10.0% - Wolfgang Seidel (1/10)
10.0% - Peter Revson (3/30)
10.0% - Christian Fittipaldi (4/40)
10.0% - Innes Ireland (5/50)
10.0% - Nico Rosberg (7/70)
10.0% - Michael Schumacher (25/250)
09.9% - Jenson Button (17/171)
09.9% - John Watson (15/152)
09.6% - Heikki Kovalainen (5/52)
09.5% - Gaston Mazzacane (2/21)
09.5% - Alain Prost (19/200)
09.4% - Alberto Ascari (3/32)
09.3% - Mauricio Gugelmin (7/75)
09.3% - Philippe Streiff (5/54)
09.3% - Elio de Angelis (10/108)
09.1% - Dave Charlton (1/11)
09.1% - Dave Walker (1/11)
09.1% - Guy Edwards (1/11)
09.1% - Larry Perkins (1/11)
09.1% - Onofre Marimon (1/11)
09.1% - Ronnie Bucknum (1/11)
08.9% - Henri Pescarolo (5/56)
08.9% - Kimi Räikkönen (14/157)
08.7% - Felipe Massa (10/115)
08.6% - Thierry Boutsen (14/163)
08.5% - Graham Hill (15/177)
08.3% - Rodger Ward (1/12)
08.3% - Silvio Moser (1/12)
08.3% - Howden Ganley (3/36)
08.3% - Nick Heidfeld (14/168)
08.2% - Carlos Reutemann (12/146)
08.1% - Tiago Monteiro (3/37)
08.0% - Jack Brabham (10/125)
07.9% - Tony Brooks (3/38)
07.7% - Francois Migault (1/13)
07.7% - Martin Donnelly (1/13)
07.7% - Tony Maggs (2/26)
07.7% - Jean Behra (4/52)
07.7% - Lewis Hamilton (4/52)
07.6% - Eddie Cheever (10/132)
07.4% - Huub Rothengatter (2/27)
07.3% - Jacques Laffite (13/177)
07.3% - Gabriele Tarquini (3/41)
07.3% - Marc Surer (6/82)
07.2% - Chris Amon (7/97)
07.1% - Corrado Fabi (1/14)
07.1% - Eugenio Castellotti (1/14)
07.1% - Lella Lombardi (1/14)
07.1% - Olivier Gendebien (1/14)
07.1% - Mike Beuttler (2/28)
07.1% - Lorenzo Bandini (3/42)
07.1% - Harry Schell (4/56)
07.1% - Jonathan Palmer (6/84)
07.1% - Jean Pierre Beltoise (6/85)
07.0% - Robert Kubica (4/57)
07.0% - Keke Rosberg (8/114)
06.8% - Eric Comas (4/59)
06.7% - Ken Wharton (1/15)
06.7% - Eric Bernard (3/45)
06.7% - Jochen Rindt (4/60)
06.5% - Teo Fabi (4/62)
06.4% - Fernando Alonso (9/140)
06.3% - Cliff Allison (1/16)
06.3% - Justin Wilson (1/16)
06.3% - Richard Attwood (1/16)
06.3% - Phil Hill (3/48)
06.3% - Stefan Johansson (5/80)
06.3% - Jo Siffert (6/96)
06.1% - Nino Farina (2/33)
05.9% - Hans Herrmann (1/17)
05.7% - Richie Ginther (3/53)
05.6% - Piero Taruffi (1/18)
05.6% - Pedro Rodriguez (3/54)
05.5% - Mika Salo (6/110)
05.4% - Christian Danner (2/37)
05.3% - Narain Karthikeyan (1/19)
05.3% - Prince Bira (1/19)
05.2% - Jacky Ickx (6/115)
04.9% - Maurice Trintignant (4/81)
04.8% - Giancarlo Baghetti (1/21)
04.8% - Stefan Bellof (1/21)
04.5% - Toulo de Graffenried (1/22)
04.5% - John Surtees (5/111)
04.5% - Denny Hulme (5/112)
04.3% - Reine Wisell (1/23)
04.0% - Jackie Stewart (4/100)
04.0% - Bruce McLaren (4/101)
03.8% - Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1/26)
03.8% - Yannick Dalmas (1/26)
03.7% - Carel Godin de Beaufort (1/27)
03.4% - Emerson Fittipaldi (5/145)
03.2% - Luigi Villoresi (1/31)
03.0% - Stirling Moss (2/67)
02.9% - Jo Bonnier (3/103)
02.9% - Mike Spence (1/35)
02.8% - Jim Clark (2/72)
02.4% - Dan Gurney (2/85)
02.2% - Mike Hawthorn (1/45)
02.2% - Roy Salvadori (1/46)
02.0% - Jean Pierre Jabouille (1/49)
00.0% - Alex Ribeiro (0/10)
00.0% - Ludovico Scarfiotti (0/10)
00.0% - Patrick Neve (0/10)
00.0% - Paul Frere (0/10)
00.0% - Rikky von Opel (0/10)
00.0% - Andre Simon (0/11)
00.0% - George Eaton (0/11)
00.0% - Pascal Fabre (0/11)
00.0% - Peter Arundell (0/11)
00.0% - Robert Doornbos (0/11)
00.0% - Giorgio Scarlatti (0/12)
00.0% - Guy Ligier (0/12)
00.0% - Jack Fairman (0/12)
00.0% - Philippe Etancelin (0/12)
00.0% - John Miles (0/13)
00.0% - Lance Macklin (0/13)
00.0% - Stuart Lewis-Evans (0/14)
00.0% - Felice Bonetto (0/15)
00.0% - Louis Chiron (0/15)
00.0% - Ian Burgess (0/16)
00.0% - Roberto Mieres (0/17)
00.0% - Bob Anderson (0/24)
00.0% - Masten Gregory (0/38)
00.0% - Juan Manuel Fangio (0/52)



if you count "driver related errors" only i.e 'crash/accident/collision/spin/spun off' irrespective of who may have been at fault:


31.6% = Ukyo Katayama (30/95)
29.5% = Mark Blundell (18/61)
29.2% = Aguri Suzuki (19/65)
26.7% = Satoru Nakajima (20/75)
25.7% = Bruno Giacomelli (18/70)
25.7% = Hans Joachim Stuck (19/74)
25.3% = Pedro Diniz (25/99)
25.0% = Vitantonio Liuzzi (10/40)
25.0% = Adrian Sutil (12/48)
24.5% = Derek Daly (12/49)
23.5% = Pierluigi Martini (28/119)
23.0% = Vittorio Brambilla (17/74)
22.9% = Manfred Winkelhock (11/48)
22.4% = Patrick Tambay (26/116)
21.9% = Pedro Lamy (7/32)
21.6% = Emanuele Pirro (8/37)
21.4% = Tom Pryce (9/42)
21.1% = Ivan Capelli (20/95)
20.7% = James Hunt (19/92)
20.5% = Sebastian Vettel (8/39)
19.5% = Olivier Grouillard (8/41)
19.5% = Alessandro Zanardi (8/41)
19.4% = Gunnar Nilsson (6/31)
18.9% = Ricardo Zonta (7/37)
18.8% = Alexander Wurz (13/69)
18.8% = Toranosuke Takagi (6/32)
18.3% = Pedro de la Rosa (13/71)
18.2% = Johnny Herbert (29/159)
18.2% = Philippe Alliot (20/110)
18.0% = Bertrand Gachot (9/50)
18.0% = Mike Hailwood (9/50)
18.0% = Andrea de Cesaris (37/206)
17.8% = Jos Verstappen (19/107)
17.7% = Derek Warwick (26/147)
17.7% = Eddie Irvine (26/147)
17.6% = Brett Lunger (6/34)
17.1% = Karl Wendlinger (7/41)
16.7% = Mauro Baldi (6/36)
16.7% = Marc Gene (6/36)
16.2% = Gianni Morbidelli (11/68)
15.7% = Luca Badoer (8/51)
15.7% = Damon Hill (18/115)
15.6% = Ralf Schumacher (28/180)
15.5% = Didier Pironi (11/71)
15.3% = Carlos Pace (11/72)
15.2% = Christijan Albers (7/46)
15.2% = Martin Brundle (24/158)
15.0% = Hector Rebaque (6/40)
14.9% = Gilles Villeneuve (10/67)
14.8% = Rene Arnoux (22/149)
14.6% = Heinz-Harald Frentzen (23/157)
14.4% = Nigel Mansell (27/187)
14.4% = Jean Alesi (29/201)
14.3% = Jackie Oliver (7/49)
14.3% = Jochen Mass (15/105)
14.1% = Riccardo Patrese (36/255)
14.0% = Olivier Panis (22/157)
14.0% = Nicola Larini (7/50)
13.7% = Clay Regazzoni (18/131)
13.7% = Nelson Piquet (28/204)
13.7% = Patrick Depailler (13/95)
13.3% = Peter Gethin (4/30)
13.3% = Jean Pierre Jarier (18/135)
13.3% = Mario Andretti (17/128)
13.2% = Giancarlo Fisichella (30/227)
13.0% = Alan Jones (15/115)
13.0% = David Coulthard (32/247)
12.6% = Jarno Trulli (27/214)
12.5% = Jody Scheckter (14/112)
12.5% = Christian Klien (6/48)
12.5% = Peter Collins (4/32)
12.4% = Ayrton Senna (20/161)
12.4% = Gerhard Berger (26/210)
12.1% = Shinji Nakano (4/33)
12.1% = Takuma Sato (11/91)
12.1% = Arturo Merzario (7/58)
12.1% = Alex Caffi (7/58)
11.8% = Tim Schenken (4/34)
11.7% = Alessandro Nannini (9/77)
11.6% = Juan Pablo Montoya (11/95)
11.4% = Wilson Fittipaldi (4/35)
11.4% = Timo Glock (4/35)
11.4% = Roberto Moreno (5/44)
11.3% = Mika Häkkinen (18/160)
11.1% = Jyrki Jarvilehto Lehto (7/63)
11.1% = Rolf Stommelen (6/54)
11.1% = Mark Webber (15/135)
11.1% = Stefano Modena (8/72)
11.0% = Niki Lauda (19/172)
10.9% = Jacques Villeneuve (18/165)
10.9% = Francois Cevert (5/46)
10.8% = Michele Alboreto (21/194)
10.7% = Rubens Barrichello (30/280)
10.6% = Nico Rosberg (7/66)
10.6% = Ronnie Peterson (13/123)
10.5% = Louis Rosier (4/38)
10.5% = Piercarlo Ghinzani (8/76)
10.4% = Heikki Kovalainen (5/48)
10.0% = Innes Ireland (5/50)
10.0% = Christian Fittipaldi (4/40)
10.0% = Peter Revson (3/30)
10.0% = Michael Schumacher (25/250)
09.9% = John Watson (15/152)
09.6% = Jenson Button (16/167)
09.5% = Alain Prost (19/200)
09.4% = Kazuki Nakajima (3/32)
09.4% = Alberto Ascari (3/32)
09.3% = Mauricio Gugelmin (7/75)
09.3% = Elio de Angelis (10/108)
09.3% = Philippe Streiff (5/54)
09.2% = Kimi Räikkönen (14/153)
08.9% = Henri Pescarolo (5/56)
08.7% = Felipe Massa (10/115)
08.6% = Thierry Boutsen (14/163)
08.5% = Graham Hill (15/177)
08.3% = Howden Ganley (3/36)
08.2% = Carlos Reutemann (12/146)
08.1% = Tiago Monteiro (3/37)
08.0% = Jack Brabham (10/125)
07.9% = Nick Heidfeld (13/164)
07.9% = Tony Brooks (3/38)
07.7% = Jean Behra (4/52)
07.6% = Eddie Cheever (10/132)
07.5% = Robert Kubica (4/53)
07.3% = Jacques Laffite (13/177)
07.3% = Marc Surer (6/82)
07.3% = Gabriele Tarquini (3/41)
07.2% = Chris Amon (7/97)
07.1% = Lorenzo Bandini (3/42)
07.1% = Harry Schell (4/56)
07.1% = Jonathan Palmer (6/84)
07.1% = Jean Pierre Beltoise (6/85)
07.0% = Keke Rosberg (8/114)
06.8% = Eric Comas (4/59)
06.7% = Eric Bernard (3/45)
06.7% = Jochen Rindt (4/60)
06.5% = Teo Fabi (4/62)
06.3% = Phil Hill (3/48)
06.3% = Stefan Johansson (5/80)
06.3% = Jo Siffert (6/96)
06.1% = Nino Farina (2/33)
05.9% = Fernando Alonso (8/136)
05.7% = Richie Ginther (3/53)
05.6% = Pedro Rodriguez (3/54)
05.5% = Mika Salo (6/110)
05.4% = Christian Danner (2/37)
05.2% = Jacky Ickx (6/115)
04.9% = Maurice Trintignant (4/81)
04.5% = John Surtees (5/111)
04.5% = Denny Hulme (5/112)
04.2% = Lewis Hamilton (2/48)
04.0% = Jackie Stewart (4/100)
04.0% = Bruce McLaren (4/101)
03.4% = Emerson Fittipaldi (5/145)
03.2% = Luigi Villoresi (1/31)
03.0% = Stirling Moss (2/67)
02.9% = Jo Bonnier (3/103)
02.9% = Mike Spence (1/35)
02.8% = Jim Clark (2/72)
02.4% = Dan Gurney (2/85)
02.2% = Mike Hawthorn (1/45)
02.2% = Roy Salvadori (1/46)
02.0% = Jean Pierre Jabouille (1/49)

Retirements from starts ( drivers who have started 30+ GP's)


81.6% = Jean Pierre Jabouille (40/49)
76.3% = Piercarlo Ghinzani (58/76)
75.8% = Teo Fabi (47/62)
73.5% = Jackie Oliver (36/49)
72.9% = Manfred Winkelhock (35/48)
72.4% = Arturo Merzario (42/58)
72.0% = Bertrand Gachot (36/50)
70.5% = Ivan Capelli (67/95)
70.4% = Andrea de Cesaris (145/206)
66.3% = Ukyo Katayama (63/95)
66.2% = Hans Joachim Stuck (49/74)
65.9% = Eddie Cheever (87/132)
65.9% = Olivier Grouillard (27/41)
65.0% = Jochen Rindt (39/60)
63.6% = Alessandro Nannini (49/77)
63.4% = Gabriele Tarquini (26/41)
63.3% = Peter Gethin (19/30)
63.1% = Aguri Suzuki (41/65)
62.9% = Bruno Giacomelli (44/70)
62.5% = Hector Rebaque (25/40)
62.5% = Toranosuke Takagi (20/32)
61.8% = Philippe Alliot (68/110)
61.8% = Tim Schenken (21/34)
61.4% = Roberto Moreno (27/44)
61.0% = Alessandro Zanardi (25/41)
60.9% = Roy Salvadori (28/46)
60.0% = Wilson Fittipaldi (21/35)
59.7% = Stefano Modena (43/72)
59.6% = Pedro Diniz (59/99)
59.4% = Peter Collins (19/32)
58.7% = Jyrki Jarvilehto Lehto (37/63)
58.7% = Mauricio Gugelmin (44/75)
58.5% = Karl Wendlinger (24/41)
58.5% = Derek Warwick (86/147)
58.1% = Gunnar Nilsson (18/31)
57.7% = Jean Behra (30/52)
57.0% = Mario Andretti (73/128)
56.9% = Alex Caffi (33/58)
56.8% = Vittorio Brambilla (42/74)
56.8% = Christian Danner (21/37)
56.3% = Pierluigi Martini (67/119)
56.1% = Riccardo Patrese (143/255)
56.0% = Patrick Tambay (65/116)
56.0% = Mike Hailwood (28/50)
55.9% = John Surtees (62/111)
55.6% = Jean Pierre Jarier (75/135)
55.6% = Mauro Baldi (20/36)
55.1% = Jos Verstappen (59/107)
54.7% = Satoru Nakajima (41/75)
54.2% = Jo Siffert (52/96)
54.1% = Emanuele Pirro (20/37)
53.5% = Pedro de la Rosa (38/71)
53.5% = Keke Rosberg (61/114)
53.4% = Jo Bonnier (55/103)
53.3% = Eric Bernard (24/45)
53.1% = Michele Alboreto (103/194)
52.9% = Dan Gurney (45/85)
52.5% = Mark Blundell (32/61)
52.2% = James Hunt (48/92)
52.0% = Nicola Larini (26/50)
51.8% = Harry Schell (29/56)
51.5% = Shinji Nakano (17/33)
51.5% = Gianni Morbidelli (35/68)
51.4% = Jacques Laffite (91/177)
51.4% = Carlos Pace (37/72)
51.4% = Ricardo Zonta (19/37)
51.3% = Nigel Mansell (96/187)
51.3% = Martin Brundle (81/158)
51.0% = Derek Daly (25/49)
51.0% = Luca Badoer (26/51)
50.7% = Stirling Moss (34/67)
50.6% = Maurice Trintignant (41/81)
50.0% = Jonathan Palmer (42/84)
50.0% = Stefan Johansson (40/80)
50.0% = Innes Ireland (25/50)
50.0% = Tom Pryce (21/42)
49.5% = Chris Amon (48/97)
49.4% = Niki Lauda (85/172)
49.2% = Eric Comas (29/59)
49.1% = Elio de Angelis (53/108)
48.6% = Mike Spence (17/35)
48.4% = Johnny Herbert (77/159)
48.4% = Luigi Villoresi (15/31)
48.1% = Pedro Rodriguez (26/54)
48.1% = Philippe Streiff (26/54)
48.0% = Jack Brabham (60/125)
47.8% = Gilles Villeneuve (32/67)
47.7% = Rene Arnoux (71/149)
47.4% = Masten Gregory (18/38)
47.4% = Tony Brooks (18/38)
46.9% = Pedro Lamy (15/32)
46.4% = Henri Pescarolo (26/56)
46.3% = Ronnie Peterson (57/123)
45.9% = Jean Pierre Beltoise (39/85)
45.8% = Graham Hill (81/177)
45.3% = Patrick Depailler (43/95)
45.2% = Gerhard Berger (95/210)
44.4% = Howden Ganley (16/36)
43.8% = Adrian Sutil (21/48)
43.5% = Eddie Irvine (64/147)
43.3% = Jean Alesi (87/201)
43.1% = Nelson Piquet (88/204)
42.9% = Thierry Boutsen (70/163)
42.8% = John Watson (65/152)
42.7% = Mika Salo (47/110)
42.7% = Marc Surer (35/82)
42.7% = Heinz-Harald Frentzen (67/157)
42.6% = Alan Jones (49/115)
42.6% = Jacky Ickx (49/115)
42.5% = Christian Fittipaldi (17/40)
40.6% = Bruce McLaren (41/101)
40.5% = Lorenzo Bandini (17/42)
40.0% = Jochen Mass (42/105)
40.0% = Vitantonio Liuzzi (16/40)
39.8% = Ayrton Senna (64/161)
39.7% = Clay Regazzoni (52/131)
39.4% = Didier Pironi (28/71)
39.4% = Jacques Villeneuve (65/165)
39.0% = Jackie Stewart (39/100)
38.9% = Jim Clark (28/72)
38.9% = Marc Gene (14/36)
38.9% = Olivier Panis (61/157)
38.8% = Mika Häkkinen (62/160)
38.2% = Brett Lunger (13/34)
37.5% = Phil Hill (18/48)
37.5% = Alberto Ascari (12/32)
37.0% = Rolf Stommelen (20/54)
37.0% = Christijan Albers (17/46)
37.0% = Francois Cevert (17/46)
36.7% = Peter Revson (11/30)
35.9% = Emerson Fittipaldi (52/145)
35.7% = Damon Hill (41/115)
35.5% = Jarno Trulli (76/214)
34.9% = Carlos Reutemann (51/146)
34.2% = Louis Rosier (13/38)
34.1% = Mark Webber (46/135)
34.1% = Takuma Sato (31/91)
33.9% = Jody Scheckter (38/112)
33.7% = Juan Pablo Montoya (32/95)
33.3% = Ralf Schumacher (60/180)
33.3% = Alexander Wurz (23/69)
33.3% = Sebastian Vettel (13/39)
32.9% = Rubens Barrichello (92/280)
32.8% = David Coulthard (81/247)
32.6% = Giancarlo Fisichella (74/227)
31.5% = Alain Prost (63/200)
31.3% = Christian Klien (15/48)
31.1% = Jenson Button (52/167)
31.1% = Mike Hawthorn (14/45)
30.7% = Kimi Räikkönen (47/153)
30.4% = Denny Hulme (34/112)
30.3% = Nino Farina (10/33)
30.2% = Richie Ginther (16/53)
26.2% = Nick Heidfeld (43/164)
23.1% = Juan Manuel Fangio (12/52)
22.4% = Michael Schumacher (56/250)
21.7% = Felipe Massa (25/115)
21.2% = Nico Rosberg (14/66)
20.8% = Heikki Kovalainen (10/48)
19.9% = Fernando Alonso (27/136)
18.9% = Tiago Monteiro (7/37)
18.8% = Kazuki Nakajima (6/32)
15.1% = Robert Kubica (8/53)
11.4% = Timo Glock (4/35)
04.2% = Lewis Hamilton (2/48)

When you consider how reliable a modern F1 car is compared to the 50s/60s and 70s it makes for some interesting reading to see where the greats sit in the list...

 

[FrankJH]

Looks like Button was ***** by the team he stood by - look what happens in F1 when you stick by someone - you get stabbed in the back!!

Reigning world champ forced out of team by new owners - and by **** Heidfeld of all people

Button has a chance to be competitive at McLaren due to the additional fuel load, but its a very slim one imo, the whole team is so heavily structured in Hamilton's favour it will hardly be a fair fight

 

[stockhausen]

Doesn't look like it is Buttons decision, looks like he has no choice as apparently mercedes want 2 german drivers.

Having worked in F1 for many years and with Jenson Button for a year or two, I suspect that Ross Brawn knows whether or not he is worth retaining

 

[Thomas. PLease.]

Having worked in F1 for many years and with Jenson Button for a year or two, I suspect that Ross Brawn knows whether or not he is worth retaining

Doesn't really seem as though its up to him though.

 

[stockhausen]

Doesn't really seem as though its up to him though.

How so

 

[Thomas. PLease.]

How so

Well mercedes now own 75% of the team. Its their team. It appears they want two german drivers. I doubt brawn has much of a say anymore.

 

[arknor]

Looks like Button was ***** by the team he stood by - look what happens in F1 when you stick by someone - you get stabbed in the back!!

right he was forced out because its not like he was ever made an offer.

wanting more money than a team is prepared to pay is forced out how? cant blame him wanting more money though because its not like he is ever going to win a world championship again , best try to rake in all he can before he is just another midfield driver like he used to be

 

[Duke]

I like the mock up photo on autosport

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80174

 

[Big Chris]

So will they close Brackley and ship everything to Germany then, or just back the team and change the name on the building/hats?

EDIT - just read Duke's link to Autosport, looks like they're staying in Brackers .

 

[FrankJH]

How so

With Merc taking such a controlling amount of the team, Brawn wouldnt have much say, and seeing as in the last couple of years (even before he owned the team) Brawn himself has said how good a driver Jenson is (and notice how few times he said anything about Barrichello in the same time frame)

I have to say Brawn (team) offer to Button of £4m for next year (if true, just coming from some reports last week /weekend) is a bit of a mickey take considering they had huge title sponsers already organised (and JB agreeing a £5m reduction last season)

right he was forced out because its not like he was ever made an offer.

wanting more money than a team is prepared to pay is forced out how? cant blame him wanting more money though because its not like he is ever going to win a world championship again , best try to rake in all he can before he is just another midfield driver like he used to be

Forced out by Merc so they can have all German lineup

He wasnt even after more money than his orginal contract allowed for last season - without being world champ, lets see how much Heidfeld and Rosberg get paid and then see how that compares to what Brawn paid last season and where prepared to pay this season for the reigning WC (I can gaurentee it will be a **** of a load more than the £4m offered to Button)

stop being a compete wum for once in your life!!!!

 

[dannyjo22]

Button should really stay with Brawn now that merc have controlling stake. I can't bellive he is even thinking about moving to mclaren.

He wasn't Brawn have been stalling until this was announced, they never offered Jenson a good deal because they didn't want him to take it and ruin mercedes plans.

I was informed this would happen a week or so ago which Is why I was saying Button needs to sign for Mclaren asap.

Its the same thing that happened to Villeneuve at Sauber. Regardless that he outperformed a German he was moved aside and gradually alienated. The same will happen to Button at Mercedes. Nick Heidfeld was out of a job then BMW came knocking. Hes out of a job again and Merc are going to bail him out.

He's done nothing of note ever.

Doesn't look like it is Buttons decision, looks like he has no choice as apparently mercedes want 2 german drivers.

Exactly.

Looks like Button was ***** by the team he stood by - look what happens in F1 when you stick by someone - you get stabbed in the back!!

Reigning world champ forced out of team by new owners - and by **** Heidfeld of all people

Button has a chance to be competitive at McLaren due to the additional fuel load, but its a very slim one imo, the whole team is so heavily structured in Hamilton's favour it will hardly be a fair fight

I expect Ross Brawns popularity to suffer

 

[sunama]

Normally, I would prefer to have Kimi in the 2nd McLaren, rather than Button. However, the more I think about it, one thing Button knows is how to finish races. He is a very safe driver who always brings the car home in respectable positions. This is the very definition of a good No.2 driver.

Hamilton and a good No.2 driver (who doesnt step on Hamilon's toes) is ideally what McLaren need. Kimi and Button would both meet the requirements. Heikki's problem over the last 2 years is that although he usually brings the car home safely, he isn't fast enough during the race. This is something which Kimi or Button should both be able to solve.

Perhaps McLaren should take on Button.

 

[dannyjo22]

What Button should do is accept Brawns lower offer and **** up nick heidfeld

Neither Rosberg or Heidfeld are good enough to take on a title battle. This always happens when the germans take over.

I wouldn't be suprised to see Shumi announced as driver