[Driver] One-hit wonders

[Bononi]

I think we should complain more about F1, this is not reason enough to become a little more happy with the category.

[Fish_Flake]

Here's the catch: as long as each of them are racing against each other, and Raikkonen, Alonso, Hamilton, and Massa are still on the grid, the harder it will be for each of them to capture win number two.

[beau1]

Originally Posted by 1200Datto27

And they have all done so this year.

Yeah, I thought about that earlier on. Does anyone know the last time (or ever) we had 3 people on the podium who have only won one race, let alone in the same year?

[OZ_HCR32]

So question has to be asked, is it STR are switched on at present with car setup, or Vettel is a tad special with his ability to feel the car and dial it in? I bet Webber is stoked to have guy that will really push him and development next year. I dont think Webbers pride is so fragile that he will complain if Vettel is quicker, rather he will jsut work harder and dig deeper. Either way, its will be good for RBR

[mjolnir]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Oh, at least post-pubescent I'd say.

i see there are sprinklings of a mo'

[gert]

Originally Posted by OZ_HCR32

So question has to be asked, is it STR are switched on at present with car setup, or Vettel is a tad special with his ability to feel the car and dial it in?

Both, I think. Unless Bourdais is a tad special too, because he's never been too far away in the past races.

Neither was he today... once he got started.

[cds_uk]

He may have been close on the grid but he was 8/10ths behind on time, Vettel is special, Bourdais is steady.

[maltafan]

Originally Posted by gert

Both, I think. Unless Bourdais is a tad special too, because he's never been too far away in the past races.

Neither was he today... once he got started.

However, i wonder what he would have done today if his car didn't leave him stranded on the starting grid.

[Teretonga]

Bourdais was consistently strong in Champcar over for over 3 years, including 3 championship wins.
I always wondered how strong Champcar was at that time but now I don't. Bourdais is good...

His times in difficult condiditions and earlier in the old car he matched Vettel. Now he has the current STR to his liking he is going to be strong for the rest of the season.

[Teretonga]

Bourdais' fastest race lap was the second fastest lap in the race.
Vettels was the 14th fastest....

[EERO]

It was thrilling to see Vettel break into the winners club, but I suspect it will be quite awhile until he sees his next victory. It's good that he is so young.

[gttouring]

Vettel is more than a one hit wonder- unlike Button who has shown incredible faithfulness to the HondaSquad, has only one win and does not look like he can get more in his position,
Vettel on the other hand has already been pipped to go up the "ladder" within the F1 grid so i see more coming- good on the little guy

[djb]

I too felt really bad for Bourdais,,,what a kick in the family jewels...he must still be seething inside over the bloody bad luck of it all....

[Cougar]

Vettel aged 21 years and 74 days according to this mornings Metro.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by Cougar

Vettel aged 21 years and 74 days according to this mornings Metro.

Not 12 then. It might be the Metro, but I'll assume that is correct:

pos	driver	age	where
1	Sebastian Vettel	21 years, 74 days	2008 Italian Grand Prix
2	Fernando Alonso	22 years, 26 days	2003 Hungarian Grand Prix
3	Troy Ruttman	22 years, 80 days	1952 Indianapolis 500
4	Bruce McLaren	22 years, 104 days	1959 United States Grand Prix
5	Lewis Hamilton	22 years, 154 days	2007 Canadian Grand Prix
6	Kimi Räikkönen	23 years, 157 days	2003 Malaysian Grand Prix
7	Robert Kubica	23 years, 184 days	2008 Canadian Grand Prix
8	Jacky Ickx	23 years, 188 days	1968 French Grand Prix
9	Michael Schumacher	23 years, 240 days	1992 Belgian Grand Prix
10	Emerson Fittipaldi	23 years, 296 days	1970 United States Grand Prix
11	Mike Hawthorn	24 years, 86 days	1953 French Grand Prix

[ensign14]

Originally Posted by esorniloc

I wonder how long before Button can remove his name from the list, or will he stay on it forever?

2 years, 7 months, 23 days.

[dsg]

Didn't expect to see that name appear for a second time. Well done JB.

[RichardRenes]

Curious.. Button is off now.. how do people rate Jarno's chances now? I think the Toyotas can win races this year.

[Cougar]

Originally Posted by Wrex

I dont think Robert will be in this club long, however Trulli and Button are lifetime members.

(Sorry Wrexy had to be done)

[EERO]

Originally Posted by EERO

I am starting to think that Button is never going to make it out of this club.

I don't think i have ever been happier to be wrong,

[Bononi]

I'm just happy that everything is going the way it's going now...

[Dutton]

I just wish Heidfeld was already a member.

It will be tremendously sad if he doesn't get at least one.

[EERO]

Originally Posted by Dutton

I just wish Heidfeld was already a member.

It will be tremendously sad if he doesn't get at least one.

He has been my favorite driver since he drove for Prost in 2000. If he doesn't get one.., well. as they say, life isn't fair.

[Dutton]

Yup.

He grabbed my attention when he was battling with JPM in '98. He was distinctly impressive in 2000 (one of his best years, IMO). Whilst Schumacher M is the only driver in F1 I have ever been a full on fan of, I've always had a soft spot for Nick since '98.

Whilst it is looking like he's likely missed the boat in WDC terms, I am holding onto the hope that BMW will give him a long overdue win.

[Burnsie]

I hadn't seen this thread before, it's excellent

To summarise...

	Driver	Constructor	Race
1	Luigi Fagioli *	Alfa Romeo	1951 French GP, Reims-Gueux
2	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	1952 Swiss GP, Bremgarten
3	Luigi Musso *	Ferrari	1956 Argentinian GP, Buenos Aires
4	Joakim Bonnier	BRM	1959 Dutch GP, Zandvoort
5	Giancarlo Baghetti	Ferrari	1961 French GP, Reims-Gueux
6	Innes Ireland	Lotus Climax	1961 United States GP, Watkins Glen
7	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1964 Austrian GP, Zeltweg Airfield
8	Richie Ginther	Honda	1965 Mexican GP, Mexico City
9	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1966 Italian GP, Monza
10	Peter Gethin	BRM	1971 Italian GP, Monza
11	François Cevert	Tyrrell Ford	1971 United States GP, Watkins Glen
12	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	1972 Monaco GP, Monte Carlo
13	Carlos Pace	Brabham Ford	1975 Brazilian GP, Interlagos
14	Jochen Mass	McLaren Ford	1975 Spanish GP, Montjuïc
15	Vittorio Brambilla	March Ford	1975 Austrian GP, Österreichring
16	Gunnar Nillson	Lotus Ford	1977 Belgian GP, Zolder
17	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton Ford	1989 Japanese GP, Suzuka
18	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1995 Canadian GP, Montréal
19	Olivier Panis	Ligier Mugen-Honda	1996 Monaco GP, Monte Carlo
20	Jarno Trulli	Renault	2004 Monaco GP, Monte Carlo
21	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	2008 Canadian GP, Montréal
22	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	2008 Hungarian GP, Hungaroring
23	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso Ferrari	2008 Italian GP, Monza

* shared victory

I'm glad to say that out of the four drivers from above who are still competing in F1 (Trulli, Kubica, Kovalainen and Vettel), all of them have a chance of escaping from the "one hit wonder" list in this season. Kovalainen is possibly the driver who will struggle the most to achieve this.

I'm also glad to say that we should also be welcoming some new drivers into the list very soon, albeit temporarily. Glock, Rosberg, Heidfeld and perhaps Webber have reasonable chances; but unless they suddenly find some unexpected good form, I can't see the likes of Piquet or Bourdais challenging for victory.