Ranking the 20 F1 drivers based on skill + Canadian GP preview
The Race F1 Podcast
The Race Media Ltd
4.5 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
What would happen if all 20 F1 drivers competed on equal terms in the same machinery? That's a question we tackle in the latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast.
Canadian motorsport journalist Tim Hauraney joins Ben Anderson and Edd Straw to discuss a ranking list answering that question he recently put together for TSN, based on a vote of F1 journalists.
That leads to a question of what constitutes equal cars and also the role of simulator driving in the development of F1 drivers, as well as whether Lewis Hamilton’s ranking has to take a hit because of his difficult recent times.
We also tackle the popularity of F1 (and driver Lance Stroll) in Canada, and discuss the evolution of the grand prix in Montreal, which takes place this weekend.
And with McLaren having won seven out of nine grands prix, we explain why the Canadian Grand Prix might not be so straightforward for F1’s dominant force despite heading into the weekend as favourite.
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| 1:22.5 | The race is on, and we look ahead to the Canadian Grand Prix with home hero Lance Stroll, |
| 1:30.8 | a big topic of discussion in Formula One right now, and talk about the controversial topic |
| 1:35.0 | of who is the best driver in F1 based on skill alone. |
| 1:38.4 | I'm Ed Strawer, and join me to tackle those talking points and much more are Ben Anderson |
| 1:42.1 | and special guest Tim Horanee. Ed, you got it! It's always, you know, broke with protocol to say, I always like to get the names right and for some reason I was struggling with that one. You did great. No, no, you did great. Thanks for much for having me, guys. I appreciate it. This is awesome. It's going to be fun. No, thanks for coming on. It's probably worth seeing as this is your The Racef on podcast debut, telling people a little bit about yourself. Obviously, you're here because you're a token Canadian with the Canadian Grand Prix coming up, but you've got a little bit more talk of than that. Yeah, so I used to be a professional driver a long time ago. So, raced in, you know, obviously the go-carts, Formula Ford, Formula Renault was a part of the Renault program there with a whole bunch of other Canadians and North Americans a long time ago. |
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