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Top 5 Worst performing Fittipaldi Automotive drivers List by Brian Cotnoir Some of the best drivers in the world have hailed from the South American nation of Brazil.   Drivers such as Ayrton Senna, Nelson Piquet, and Emerson Fittipaldi won multiple championships and dominated F1 for decades.     In 1975 Wilson Fititpaldi, the brother of two-time Formula 1 champion, Emerson Fittipaldi started his own F1 team; Fittipaldi Automotive.   Fittipaldi Automotive was the first and so far only Brazilian-based Formula 1 team.   The team ran mostly a single car entry, but did eventually grow into a 2 car operation.   The team mostly fielded drivers from Brazil—most notably Emerson Fittipaldi—but was also the launching ground for the career of another (future) World Champion. 5.)   Emerson Fittipaldi, 5 Seasons, 37 Championship Points Scored, 2 Podiums Two-time Formula 1 Drivers World Champion Emerson Fittpaldi joined the team that shared his ...

Top 5 Worst Performing British Racing Motors drivers List by Brian Cotnoir Even though they’re one of the earliest teams in F1 history, I’m afraid I don’t know that much about the British Racing Motors (BRM) team.   The only things I actually know about the team is Graham Hill was their most successful driver, and Jackie Stewart got his first win while driving for BRM.   Other than that I only recognize BRM for their appearance in the 1966 film “ Grand Prix ”.   Still, I was able to compile the best list I could about the BRM team; here are the 5 Worst Performing British Racing Motors drivers. 5.)   Jean Behra, 1 season (1958), 9 Championship points scored, Best  Finish of 3 rd at the Dutch Grand Prix French driver Jean Behra had a disastrous season driving for BRM in 1958, he had to retire from 8-out-of-11 Grand Prix entered and his best finish was a 3 rd place at the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix. 4.)   Tony Brooks, 1 Season (1961), 6 Ch...

Top 5 Worst Performing Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives drivers A List by Brian Cotnoir           Just so I don’t have to keep typing the official name of the team, I will just be referring them as AGS.    I honestly have never even heard of this Formula 1 team till I came across them on Wikipedia and decided to make them my latest entry for Top 5 Worst Performing drivers.   AGS was a French Formula 1 Constructor that ran from 1986-1991.   In a little over 4 seasons in Formula 1 the team entered 80 Grand Prix’s, but only qualified for 32 of them.    The team started off pretty lackluster, and only got worst and worst as time went on.   Most of the time the team only entered 1 car, and was never going to be able to compete for wins or championships, and yet despite all that the team actually managed to score championship points with some of the most well-known grid fillers; nonetheless they were ...

Ten MORE Awesome NASCAR Paint Schemes you (may have) forgot about By Brian Cotnoir           Well you asked for them, and I’m here to deliver!   Here are 10 More Awesome NASCAR Paint Schemes you May Have Forgot about!   These ones aren’t ranked in any particular order they’re all fantastic. 1.)   Rich Bickle, KFC Car Rich Bickle drove this Finger Lickin’ Good Car in the 1997 Brickyard 400 for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports, he finished 34 th ; it was his only Cup Series start in 1997.   I’m actually sad Rich Bickle didn’t run any other races with this car. 2.) Timber Wolf Tobacco, Multiple drivers The Golden Age of NASCAR was hands down the Winston Cup & Busch Series Years!    Even though Tobacco causes Cancer it was a huge part of advertising in Auto Racing.   I remember the colorful green & blue Timber Wolf tobacco car that was driven by Busch (now Xfinity) Series drivers s...

Top 5 Worst Performing Scuderia Ferrari drivers By: Brian Cotnoir           Well this one has been a long time coming.  I’ve talked about Present F1 teams and Former F1 teams, and now it’s time to tackle the biggest and best team in Formula 1 history.  They have always been there since the first F1 season way back in 1950 and they will be here for many more years to come.  As of the posting of this article the team has won 16 Constructors Championships 15 Drivers Championships, so it should come to no one’s surprise that they are also the winningest team in F1 history too.   Ferrari has 236 wins (as of the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix) and they may never relinquish that lead.  Their closest competitor on the list is McLaren who has 182 Grand Prix wins; 54 behind Ferrari.  Scuderia Ferrari is a lot like McLaren and Benetton; even their Worst drivers are still really good; in fact most of the drivers I’m he...

5 Greatest Drivers in Auto Racing History A List by Brian Cotnoir I love all forms of Auto Racing.    I started out with NASCAR and CART/ IndyCar and over the years I’ve gotten into USAC, Formula 1, Le Mans, MotoGP, NHRA, just every form of Auto Racing.    I love talking about the best and worst drivers in racing history and debating with my friends.    I thought this would be an easy list to compile, but it turned out to be more difficult than I ever could have imagined.   Just thinking about the best drivers in each form of racing and only limiting it down to 5 drivers; I must have switched my Top 5 around at least a half-dozen times, but now I am here to present my Top 5.   These are without a doubt the 7 Best drivers in Auto Racing History *Honorable Mentions* Here are my honorable mentions that just missed the list: Richard Petty (NASCAR’s Winningest Drivers), Gilles Villeneuve (F1 legend), Sebastien Loeb (9-Time World Rally...

Top 5 Worst Performing Benetton Formula drivers By Brian Cotnoir           A family known more famously for their clothing brands & stories, The Benetton family bought a Formula 1 team in the 1980’s and success followed almost instantly.   In their short time on the F1 grid, the team had some of the best staff in F1 history, such as Ross Brawn and Flavio Briatore, and won 2 drivers and 1 Constructors Championships with the great Michael Schumacher driving for the team.   Schumacher would also score 19 of the teams 27 Grand Prix Victories.   Benetton was one of those teams that weren’t ever really bad —they actually had some of the best drivers in Formula 1 drive for them—but the few drivers who were bad for the team really sticks out.   This is the Top 5 Worst performing Benetton Formula drivers. 5.)   Thierry Boutsen, 2 Seasons, 43 Total Points Scored, Best Finish 3 rd (6X) Thierry Boutsen actual...