The Athletic

We've reached the end of another season of Bring Back V10s, but don't get too sad just yet, because we're signing off in style with another top 10 debate.

And this time we're debating the biggest rivalries of the

V10 era. As you might expect, many of the biggest names from the 90s and 90s will feature heavily.

So this is going to be a lot of fun. I'm your host, Glenn Freeman. And as always, I'm joined for

our now traditional end of series debate by Matt Beer, Ben Anderson and Ed Straw.

Matt, let's quickly set the scene a bit here.

What makes a great rivalry for you other than, of course, someone taking issue with Nigel Mansell?

Oh, straight into Mansell, excellent.

So two factors. Anxy tension. It's going to have a bit of needle about it. And not equivalent talent, but near enough that you know it's a real contest. Ben, what do you want from a great rivalry? It's got to be high stakes. It's got to be enduring. It can't be a flash in the pan thing.

Ideally, you've got a bit of on track and off track to it. There's some animosity, which is something

Matt mentioned with Needle. And it's got to have kind of some iconic element to it. It's got

to have consequences that go just beyond itself. Nice. Ed, presumably, you're disappointed

that Gabrielle Tarkini versus qualifying for races wasn't

included in that short list.

Well, I did try and lobby for that sort of thing, just as I tried to lobby for Matt Beer

versus Nigel Mansell.

But, yeah, I didn't get anywhere on those.

But, yeah, I think in terms of rivalries, you are looking for high stakes.

I know Ben's already said that one.

You're looking for a personal element. You're looking for real competition. And it needs to be

consequential. It needs to be mattered. It needs to be remembered and be enduring as well, as

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