Most disliked racing drivers?

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2 wrongs don't make a right.
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Nope and i'm not justifying the move neither as it was indeed wrong. But people tend to only mention this part as if there was nothing leading up to it. FIA and Balestre screwing him over twice was just too much for him to handle.

He would have been champion in '89, if they didn't take away the win for 'skipping the chicane' after Prost ran into him.
 
mister dog
He would have been champion in '89, if they didn't take away the win for 'skipping the chicane' after Prost ran into him.
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He still would've had to win Australia too, but that effort ended in a wreck.
 
doblocruiser
Tarquini: He simply can't race without getting aggressive. A hothead and unfair driver imho.
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Disagree entirely. I think he has exceptional racecraft and always has had.

There are a lot of people I'd like to add to this, but just off the top of my head:

Jason Plato - Growing up in a family of die-hard Matt Neal fans might have some influence on this, but while both go over the line sometimes, I find Matt a much more approachable character in person.

JP Oliveira - I don't know if it's just clumsiness or a genuine lack of awareness, but his completely over-aggressive 'barge to pass' driving style in both Super GT and Super Formula irritates me. Makes gaps by rear-ending the car ahead.

Yvan Muller/Jose Maria Lopez - The Citroen gang who get away with whatever they want. Muller has always been a grumpy bugger, and Lopez will do some disgracefully unsporting things to get a result.

Liam Doran - It's embarrassing to have such a sullen, annoying person as the face British rallycross. Decent enough driver, has the temperament of a toddler.

Salih Yoluc - Quite possibly the worst driver I've ever witnessed in person. Excluded from the first British GT weekend of 2015 after causing a mess in race 1. Was subsequently banned from the Silverstone round. At Rockingham he managed to wipe out himself and his teammate on lap 1 of the first race, and at the season finale he managed to write off the car on his outlap in the first practice session.
 
C-ZETA
Sebastiens Loeb and Ogier. Turning what could be my favourite championship into a non-event since 2004.
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At least Latvala and Paddon seem to be doing better than Ogier at the moment
 
C-ZETA
Sebastiens Loeb and Ogier. Turning what could be my favourite championship into a non-event since 2004.
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I genuinely didn't mind Loeb. I actually quite like him and he was a good face for the WRC for the 2000s, even if the sport is a shell of it's former self.

Saying that though, I find Ogier absolutely reprehensible. Didn't really like him in his Citroen junior days when he was team mates with Raikkonen and I think he just got worse after he went to Volkswagen.

Also, I still can't get over that the WRC in the 21st century has been dominated by two Frenchmen, both called Sebastien. That's quite the coinkindink.
 
GTP_Ingram
To be fair, if you take team radio over the past few seasons as evidence the exact same criticism can be levelled at Vettel, Alonso, Button, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Massa, Verstappen, Ricciardo...
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But if Kimi does it it's funny, right?
/sarcasm


BTT: I'm not sure if you can even really call it dislike, but when ever I think about Jackie Ickx I get quite mad. Simply because he was involved in the fatal accident of Stefan Bellof (a dull reason, I know that).
I'm not blaming Ickx for the accident, but their whole careers these two had hate for each other, which led to the whole situation. I think if those two would've gotten better along, or if other drivers would've been involved, Bellof would still be alive or at least survived the race at Spa.
 
Ayrton Senna - That "If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver." crap but I'll admit, the man knew how to win, and he firmly believed that God-given right to win of his. Still, he's not THAT great...hate me for this, but Senna's only up on that pedestal because of how he died, then his accomplishments were suddenly raised to overrated levels.

Jacques Villeneuve - A legit champion in 97, but that doesn't save him from being a smart-mouth prick when he was already a washed up vet in BAR. Brought his arrogance to Le Mans where Audi just shut him up.
 
These two.
Carbonox
Joey Logano: Dishes it out but can't take it. His behavior makes me wish he was never picked up by Penske in the first place.
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Danica Patrick: Self-explanatory really. Not the least talented driver in the world, but certainly the worst in a loooooong time to step into a top-tier NASCAR ride, and keeps producing zilch. The attitude of everything but a racing driver doesn't help either.
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Plus, Jason Plato: Way too aggressive by constantly making gaps using nudging tactics and his arrogant personality doesn't help the case.
 
Danica Patrick: Just zero talent and a whiner. A shame to see her paid to zip around at the rear of the pack. That's a wasted seat.

Michael Andretti: Mirroring what someone was saying above...a huge colossal a$$hole. I don't know much about his son Marco, but the apple fell far from the tree of Mario...and subsequently rolled down a large hill. Successful or not as a team owner/driver, I'd be ashamed to have Michael as a son.

Johnny O'Connell: Solely for the annoying sound of his voice. They had him guest commentary a few times and it was unwatchable. Keep him in a car and don't allow him in the booth again! He's a great driver but reaaaaally annoying to listen to.

I can't really think of many drivers I genuinely dislike. Danica and Michael are really it.
 
I don't hate any drivers in particular, but there's I few I dislike.

JORGE LORENZO/MARC MARQUEZ
While Rossi is hardly a saint, the tag team tactics these two used against him last season has really put me off both of these. You race for your team or yourself, not to help another rider beat his team mate.

JASON PLATO
When he has a vastly superior car he appears quite nice and level headed. As soon as he's under pressure (see turbo cars vs NA chevrolet) he turns into a whiny toddler throwing his toys out the pram off track and on track suddenly thinks it's bumper cars.

Sebastian Vettel (with Red Bull)
While driving for red bull his constant finger wagging got on my nerves. Always seemed very arrogant and showed off a lot if anything didn't go his way. He and Christian Horner treated Webber like a doormat. Since moving to Ferrari he seems a bit nicer, but if he gets back to winning ways I fully expect him to change back.

Pastor Maldonado
Despite his race win, I always got the feeling that despite being unfit and having never driven a race car, I could do a better job than him. Slow, dim witted and outright dangerous, this man deserves to have his super licence removed. If he was driving in F1 at any point up until the new millennium he'd have either killed himself or someone else pretty early in his career
 
mister dog
Nope and i'm not justifying the move neither as it was indeed wrong. But people tend to only mention this part as if there was nothing leading up to it. FIA and Balestre screwing him over twice was just too much for him to handle.

He would have been champion in '89, if they didn't take away the win for 'skipping the chicane' after Prost ran into him.
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Prost didn't run into him. He just didn't get out of the way when Senna tried yet another move that wasn't really on. He came from a long way back and no one should be expected to just jump out of his way when he did something like that.
 
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Saying that though, I find Ogier absolutely reprehensible. Didn't really like him in his Citroen junior days when he was team mates with Raikkonen and I think he just got worse after he went to Volkswagen.

Also, I still can't get over that the WRC in the 21st century has been dominated by two Frenchmen, both called Sebastien. That's quite the coinkindink.
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Tell you what, at least from what I can see, Loeb didn't whine every time he saw something coming that might threaten his dominant position in the herd. As soon as Ogier sees something he cries. And yet he still wins. So it's not just pathetic but pointless too.

And yes, there is indeed a correlation with the name here. Quite apart from Messrs Loeb and Ogier, Vettel is a four-time champion, Bourdais was at the top of Champ Car and Buemi is an endurance champion and gunning for a Formula E title as well.

The message is clear. If you want a child that's gonna win in motorsports, call him Seb.
 
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I'd like to dedicate a single post to Ayrton Senna.

His legacy has fueled the F1 idiocy train for many years, and undoubtedly will for years to come. I'm not saying it's a bad thing to be a fan - he had car control that puts him up there with some of the most skillful drivers of all time, and it's hard not to be in awe of his driving talent. What is bad is the belief that a character such as himself is something that is needed in motorsport.

For far too many F1 die-hards, he embodies the perfect driver. He's seen as that not because of his pace behind the wheel, but because of things like "If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver" - that, for me, is the single worst quote in motorsport history. It's all just blind praise. He was nothing short of a numpty on track. The sad thing is, his legacy means it's probably never going to change.
 
wolfsburgraz
Nico Rosberg for me. He's clearly a capable driver but I find him the most incessantly annoying, entitled, whiny sounding driver since I started watching F1 a few years ago.
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I couldn't have said that better. 👍
 
Lewis Hamilton
I can't possibly imagine a more dis-likable ass-hat than F1's biggest ego.

Jacques Villeneuve
Second only to "the Ego"

Rob Huff
Don't ever touch my Andy Priaulx cap again Rob... ever...

.. tempted to say either Matt Neal or Jason Plato too ... but they've been in the BTCC for so long, they've almost become part of it's charm.




 
Tired Tyres
Prost didn't run into him. He just didn't get out of the way when Senna tried yet another move that wasn't really on. He came from a long way back and no one should be expected to just jump out of his way when he did something like that.
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If you're alongside someone on corner entry, i don't think it's justified for the other to turn in anyway knowing that you're there. No matter from how far someone came or which corner it is. He made the same pass on other drivers during that race without any issue.

On the onboard you can also see Prost turning his head to the right whilst they were braking, so he knew Senna was there but he turned in anyway.

Bo
I'd like to dedicate a single post to Ayrton Senna.

His legacy has fueled the F1 idiocy train for many years, and undoubtedly will for years to come. I'm not saying it's a bad thing to be a fan - he had car control that puts him up there with some of the most skillful drivers of all time, and it's hard not to be in awe of his driving talent. What is bad is the belief that a character such as himself is something that is needed in motorsport.

For far too many F1 die-hards, he embodies the perfect driver. He's seen as that not because of his pace behind the wheel, but because of things like "If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver" - that, for me, is the single worst quote in motorsport history. It's all just blind praise. He was nothing short of a numpty on track. The sad thing is, his legacy means it's probably never going to change.
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How many successful passes did he make during his career? I don't think the two Suzuka incidents justify calling him a 'numpty'... You think the first lap at Donington '93 was numpty stuff too?
 
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mister dog
If you're alongside someone on corner entry, i don't think it's justified for the other to turn in anyway knowing that you're there. No matter from how far someone came or which corner it is. He made the same pass on other drivers during that race without any issue.

On the onboard you can also see Prost turning his head to the right whilst they were braking, so he knew Senna was there but he turned in anyway.


How many successful passes did he make during his career? I don't think the two Suzuka incidents justify calling him a 'numpty'... You think the first lap at Donington '93 was numpty stuff too?
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Because he was sick and tired of Senna chucking his car alongside of Prost race after race and expecting him to give way all the time to avoid an accident. He TOLD Senna it would not happen again in Japan. Senna did it anyway. Prost stuck to his word. End of.

On the other hand when Prost approached Senna in a previous race that had been red flagged he offered Senna the following. Whoever gets the best start leads the first turn. No attack by the other driver. Senna agreed. Prost got the best start, Senna passed him in turn 1 lap 1. When asked why he had broken his word after the race Senna denied he agreed to anything. A McLaren team member then stepped forward and confirmed Senna had agreed. Senna burst into tears and ran away.
 
Doesn't take away that this incident, Balestre subsequently taking away his win for an infringement and putting him on the wrong side for pole the next year too lead to Suzuka '90.
 
mister dog
Better read about what happened in Suzuka '89 first, and also how they tried to cheat him out of pole spot in '90 and you'll understand it better.
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That pole spot was unchanged for several seasons prior.
 
Anyhow, going of my avatars you probably all see i'm quite the fan. So i'll just quit now before this thread becomes Senna vs Prost :D
 
For me:

Ayrton Senna for the reasons mentioned in this thread, as well as him being IMO massively ovehyped.

Lewis Hamilton because he seems like such a tryhard. Not on the track, where I have massive respect for his ability, but on social media and in general behaviour. I used to like him in his early McLaren days, but that went downhill very quckly in mid-2012.

Fernando Alonso because he's very arrogant, although I start to like him more and more these days, than during the Ferrari years.

Jacques Villeneuve because he think he knows what he's talking about, despite anything coming out of his mouth being rubbish.

Kazunori Yamauchi for ruining my favourite racing game series.
 
All that Senna talk... Somehow you all seem to forget Michael Schumacher was a worse offender. Yet he's still widely regarded as the greatest ever. From very clear desperation moves (Adelaide 1994 on Hill, Jerez 1997 on Villeneuve) to boneheaded moves (Belgian GP 1995 where he nearly ran Hill off the road 7 times, his pit exit at Montreal 1998 when he very nearly killed Heinz-Harald Frentzen, and what to say of Hungary 2010 where he pinched Barrichello to the wall, just to name those) all the way to simply fixing races with his sidekicks Ross Brawn and Jean Todt (GB 1998, Austria 2002, USA 2002 amongst others) and other countless team orders that saw Herbert, Lehto, Verstappen, Irvine and Barrichello get the wrong end of the stick through the years. He always had that "chosen one" attitude about him, and made it clear he was the most important person in his team. Evasive and arrogant when asked about his antics, he and his clowns came very close to making F1 the biggest joke in the world in the late 90s.
 
Jamie Whincup - Granted he drives for Holden in the V8s, so I don't mind it when he wins (Manufacturer Supporter here), but man he loves to twist the rules and make things much more harder on himself and others. His previous 2 Bathurst 1000 results are big examples of that.

All Nissan Drivers - Not because of the drivers themselves but unless Nissan is being represented by the Z cars, I find their cars the ugliest so I don't any of their drivers (like I said, I am a Manufacturer Supporter).

Ford Drivers - I'm a Holden/Chevorlet Supporter :p
 

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