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10. Ensign N179
9. ATS HS1
8. March 712
7. Ligier JS5
6. Ferrari F2012
5. Tyrrell P34
4. Arrows A2
3. Brabham BT46B
2. Tyrrell 025
1. March 711
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10. Red Bull 2015 Test Car
9. Lotus 49
8. Lotus 78
7. McLaren MP4-23
6. Williams FW36
5. Williams FW14B
4. Ferrari 312T
3. Eagle MK1
2. McLaren MP4/4
1. Ferrari F2004
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10. Pablo Montoya
It’s very rare to have a Columbian in F1, let alone one of this high standard. Montoya is considered to be a great driver across many different series. Such as people’s high regard of him, and his fairly decent record in F1, he deserves his position in my Top 10. He was a bit underrated in my opinion – he found his McLaren days hard, as the car was just not behaving. However, once he hooked it up, he scored a few wings and many podiums. He only pips tenth to Jenson Button (who I believe, if he didn’t strike lucky with Braun GP then his career could’ve gone into obscurity).
9. David Coulthard
For me, along with Rubens Barrichello, he is the best No.2 driver of the past 20 years. He has never had the ability to push further reaching the heights of titles. However, he won 13 Grand Prixs, 62 podiums obtaining 535 points in the process. That is quite a lot of points – do you see what I mean by how useful it would be to have David on your team? There is a reason why McLaren kept him on board for 9 seasons – it’s not hard to see why.
8. Jacques Villeneuve
1997 World Champion, Villeneuve spent 10 seasons in F1 scoring 235 points (must take into consideration the lower points allocated back then). Obtaining 13 poles, and 11 wins, he was known as a very fast driver. However, he wasn’t particular easy to get along with and was known (still is to this day) to be very outspoken. A team could take on this baggage due to his natural talent in the car, which was also shown in other series such as Indy Car and Le Mans.
7. Damon Hill
He took the battle to one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time in Michael Schumacher, and even triumphed once to become a World Champion. With 22 wins and 42 podiums, this was a mean feat in a period of German domination. Might I add that he even could be slightly underrated in the F1 world?
6. Kimi Raikkonen
A pure out and out racer. Kimi has, or should I say, HAD, all the abilities to carve open drivers to glory – winning himself a World Championship along the way. He almost added another one to his solitary effort but this doesn’t take away the fact that over many years, Kimi has been a reliable points scorer – effective for any team. It’s a shame that his decline is becoming so evident, so fast right now…not the type of fastness he would prefer!
5. Sebastian Vettel
Why is a four time World Champion only number 5 on my list? Simple. He has proven to be a consistently reliable and fast driver…but never the best. His Red Bull car was far and wide dominated on the grid with very little competition. He had to lead it from A to B. Don’t get me wrong, he did this well…very well. But I won’t consider him to be top 3 material unless he wins another Championship with another team.
4. Mika Hakkinen
If you thought that Damon Hill did well to beat off German competition, well, this Finn did it twice! Two years in a row, Mika Hakkinen managed to get the beat of Schumacher in nerve-jangling races delivering masterful performances. No-one is more thankful of the medics than Mika for that day in Adelaide 1995, performing a tracheotomy to save his life. To come back from that and win 2 World Championships – you have my upmost respect.
3. Fernando Alonso
Temporarily halted the Schumacher juggernaut by becoming double World Champion in 2005 and 2006. He capitalised on a revived Renault car that was able to bring the fight to the battle – and he seized the initiative. Despite being a bit difficult to manage now and then, as well as Spygate year, he has always been a useful asset to any team. Alonso is considered one of the best due to his all round game – his outright pace, intelligence, calculation, overtaking abilities and reliability.
2. Lewis Hamilton
A two time World Champion, and maybe soon to be three time…Lewis Hamilton is truly the best driver of our current generation. Whether you like him or not off the track, on the track it is hard to question his ability or natural talent. He is ruthlessly dominating current drivers around him and is true box office material. His statistics of pole laps, laps lead, race wins combined with his gallery of breath-taking overtaking moves, Hamilton deserves his spot this high up.
1. Michael Schumacher
Well…what can I say? Seven World Championships not good enough for you? Many people would criticise the German for the fact he had a dominate car and overstepped the mark on and off the track. His motto was to win, and win at any cost. It was this ruthless attitude that ensured his successful and legend status in the history of all F1. He already took two World Championship titles with Benetton in 1994 and ’95 so his success wasn’t down to one dominate team car, i.e. Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel. 91 wins, 155 podiums, 68 poles, 77 fasted laps and 7 titles – can’t argue with that!
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10. Julian Dicks
Fearless warrior for West Ham United, and also a bit of a nutcase. Julian Dicks could handle himself on the football pitch and no doubt on the rugby one too!
9. Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan is considered to be a very strong man – tall and built despite what looks like a slight figure compared to other rugby players. You would be stupid to underestimate this human brick wall.
8. Hulk
His name says it all – he is built like a brick sh*thouse and as rapid as a cheetah. Both these two quality would be very useful to be the next Jonah Lomu.
7. Carlos Puyol
Made of steel, puts himself about, fearless and a leader. This is someone any rugby team could use coming into the World Cup this autumn. He also couldn’t give two hoots if his nose was broken and blood streaming down. Perfect for rugby then!
6. Steve Bruce (now!)
He was a brute of a defender back in the 90s but Steve Bruce has piled on the timber since…meaning he could take a hit or two or three or four or five…you get the picture! I would pop him right at the front taking the blows so my playmaker can sweep up the ball and start an attack.
5. Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock
This beast is just mental – no two bones about it. Literally off his rocket, loopy mental. Another big man like Steve Bruce, who could take a hit back in the 90s but could take a lot more now. The belly really helps.
4. George Elokobi
He might be unknown to most of you but this machine plays for Wolves FC. He has a physique of a body builder but the agility of a tiger. He would be very useful with the ball, bombarding his way down the wings or, if he feels like it, right down the middle – smashing his way to the try line.
3. Romelu Lukaku
He is a tank. The Belgium forward is such a tank, he has many parody accounts on the Internet – check it out. Such #LukakuFacts are… ‘Lukaku can squeeze orange juice out of a lemon’, ‘Lukaku gets called into the Belgium army when they’re short on tanks’ and ‘Lukaku runs until the treadmill gets tired’. Despite losing his Predator-esq locks, this man can do the job for you.
2. Yaya Toure
Have you seen him?! He is 6ft4” and 14 stone of pure muscle, speed, skill and determination. Get in his way as you will, but before you do decide that…just google Yaya Toure beast into YouTube, and you might thank me later. Also, when looking for that piece of magic to unlock the opposition team, Yaya will be the man with the wand (probably using it too, to beat his opponents out the way).
1. Adebayo Akinfenwa
I don’t think I need to justify Akinfenwa with any words…JUST LOOK AT HIM!
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10. Wayne Rooney
Only 1 of 2 on my list that still play in the Premier League. Will he score more goals than Shearer? Will he become Manchester United’s top goalscorer? Maybe, but I’m not so sure. But this does not take away what is already a glittering career from the age of 16 to the man he is today, captaining one of the biggest clubs in the world. He can play in any position, which shows how much of a complete footballer he is but centre forward is his bread and butter. He is a FA Cup away from the complete haul of domestic trophies.
9. Cristiano Ronaldo
The best player in the world, and one of the best the Premier League has seen. If he had stayed at Manchester United, there would be no doubt that he would be considered the greatest – No.1 on my list at least! However, in his relatively short stay, he produced magic and a goal return that had seen him earn a move to Real Madrid. The day he left, the English league became weaker and the momentum swung Spain’s way.
8. Roy Keane
He would not let you slip up one bit, or you will getting an earful. Roy Keane led by example and expected from others the same commitment he would display. This would rile up his players, sometimes with a negative effect but mostly to one of great proportions. I believe his commitment and attitude to the game set the tone for Manchester United winning all those trophies. They have still yet to replace him in my eyes.
7. John Terry
Love him or loathe him, John Terry is the best defender the Premier League has ever seen – even on current form you could make this case. Words like warrior, leader, battler and legend has been the words to describe him – and they are not wrong at all. However, his image and past demeanours off the pitch truthfully stops him from being adored by football fans across the country.
6. Paul Scholes
Many have described Scholes as the complete midfielder – I’d have to apart of the minority that disagree. His tackling was truly woeful and put his team under unnecessary pressure due to the amount of bookings. Oh wait, but he controlled and dictated games with his ability to spray the ball around, keep the game ticking over and timely goals. Who cares about the tackling? Not me – he was the master of the puppet show, pulling all the strings yet hidden and underrated.
5. Steven Gerrard
Mr Liverpool. The game changer. The leader. He single handily dragged a non-competitive Liverpool team through each season, winning trophies along the way. Souness and Dalglish both state that he was Liverpool’s greatest player who played at disadvantaged time of their history. This is what held Steven Gerrard from winning the Premier League title – but he won the fan’s hearts.
4. Frank Lampard
Averaging around 20 goals a season for 10 consecutive season for Chelsea is purely sublime. He is also the club’s top goalscorer and all this while being a central midfielder. He won many games, trophies and accolades with his immense contribution. This puts him above Gerrard and Scholes for me, with this tenacious consistency and all round professionalism.
3. Thierry Henry
This man truly lit up the Premier League like no other when he joined Arsenal in 1999. His ability to not only score but create goals brought Arsenal a lot of success. He was a phenomenon, and unsurprisingly a legend of the club. He deserves his place as 3rd in my top 10.
2. Alan Shearer
The Premier League top goalscorer with 260 goals. He was starved of goal scoring opportunities at Newcastle, a young man adapting to the league at Southampton and with Blackburn being the only time he was truly freed up. So that’s why this man is above Henry purely for the fact he managed this feat with a mid-table team for the majority of his career.
1. Ryan Giggs
It’s hard to look beyond the most decorated player of the whole Premier League era, with 13 titles. His consistent form, adaptability and creativity over many many years will be hard to replicate or better – will there ever be another player like this?
Honourable shout outs to: Patrick Viera, Tony Adams, Rio Ferdinand, Gianfranco Zola, Didier Drogba, Eric Cantona and Ashley Cole.
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