Talking Point: Like father, like son

Eurosport - Mon, 17 Nov 17:08:00 2008

Who was the best father/son combination in Formula One? Every week during the off-season, we are opening up a discussion point for Formula One fans in conjunction with our online poll. So let us know what you think.

FORMULA 1 - Michael and Mario Andretti - 0

Our shortlist of six:

Mario and Michael Andretti (pictured): As well as the Formula One World Championship, Mario won the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and four ChampCar titles as he took the chequered flag 111 times in a career that stretched for five decades. Son Michael was consistent in his long American CART career, but struggled in his solitary season in F1 alongside Ayrton Senna at McLaren. The Andretti family has produced other drivers and runs a team in IndyCar.

Jack and David Brabham: Triple world champion Jack was the first driver to be knighted for his services to motorsport. He is the only driver to have won a world title in a car of his own construction, the BT19 - which he drove to victory in 1966. David has raced in Australia and the United States as well as in F1, and won the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Graham and Damon Hill: British hero Graham won two World Championships, with BRM and Lotus, and is the only driver to win the Indy 500, Le Mans 24 Hours and world title in the same year. He was tragically killed in a light aircraft crash in 1975 when son Damon was 15. After a late start - and not financially benefited by his father - Damon went on to match Graham's title feat when he beat Michael Schumacher in 1996, becoming the only son of a world champ to win the big one.

Nelson and Nelsinho Piquet: Brazilian Nelson Piquet Sr won three titles in the eighties and lit up the sport, especially after joining previous rival Nigel Mansell of Great Britain at Williams. He won his third title with that team and the three-way battle between the pair and Alain Prost was legendary. Eurosport-Yahoo! blogger Nelsinho was tipped for stardom when a force in GP2 and impressed in patches in a difficult first F1 season with Renault, finishing second in the German GP and retaining his seat for 2009.

Keke and Nico Rosberg: Finn Keke took over the Williams seat of retiring former champion Alan Jones in 1982 and was a revelation, winning the championship through consistency of performance. Nico, who holds dual Finnish and German nationality, was expected to shine but in his three seasons so far is yet to translate his occasional brilliance into success - although he has not been helped by an uncompetitive Williams.

Gilles and Jacques Villeneuve: Gilles starred for Ferrari but never won the title, finishing second to team-mate Jody Scheckter in 1979. He had completed only four full seasons with the Scuderia before his tragic death in qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. Jacques honoured the memory of his father with his World Championship triumph in 1997, driving for Williams. He also won the 1995 Indy 500.

So vote now in our online poll - scroll down our F1 page to find it - and let us know your thoughts on the discussion board below.

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  1. Graham and Damon are the best.

    From John W, on Tue 18 Nov 11:03AM

  2. Jacques and Gilles
    Were above the Hills
    To try and be­ the best,
    But Gilles fell down
    And broke his Crown,­
    Sadly, we know the rest.

    R.I.P Gilles and Graham

    From Biggles, on Tue 18 Nov 10:35AM

  3. Jerry R: The headline question was 'who is the­ greatest father/son combination in FORMULA 1?' As­ you say, Gary and Geoff never raced in F1. Do keep up.

    From Biggles, on Tue 18 Nov 9:57AM

  4. the hills no contest

    From U R SOLES, on Tue 18 Nov 9:06AM

  5. my vote goes to Villeneuve pair

    From Mashenyka, on Tue 18 Nov 4:36AM

  6. I keke and nocol resoberg is the best

    From podilah, on Tue 18 Nov 1:05AM

  7. The Hills win it by a mile. The only father-son World­ Champions and Grahan Hill still has that triple crown­ to himself.

    But its unfair to put the Rosbergs for the­ Piquets in the list as comparisons as the younger ones­ are still racing. Who knows, they MIGHT become World­ Champions to match what Graham and Damon did, and in 10­ years time the acheivements of the two brits may be­ surpassed by the achievements of a pair of Brazilians­ or a pair of Finns.

    From ginger_gitt, on Mon 17 Nov 11:16PM

  8. the hamiltons¬!¬

    From seanbay_3535, on Mon 17 Nov 9:53PM

  9. Let' s chat on """"""­ W ealthyFINDER Co m­ """""""

    Appreciate­ all kinds of topics

    hahahhahahahahhahah

    From sexyhotda33, on Mon 17 Nov 9:46PM

  10. the hills

    From kevin r, on Mon 17 Nov 8:24PM

  11. m.e.jenner: You may laugh but my missus is still a bit­ twitchy. I'm thinking of changing my name, you know­ I really hate rats. And when you see a big one like­ this, Oh man.

    From BigBill, on Mon 17 Nov 8:06PM

  12. ... apparently, they never heard of Geoff and Gary­ Brabham? OK, they didn't race in F1, but they­ should have at least been mentioned... if 'Mr­ Yahoo-Eurosport' had known of them, that is.

    From Jerry R, on Mon 17 Nov 7:57PM

  13. Les Villeneuve bien sure

    From Christos, on Mon 17 Nov 7:42PM

  14. gilles and jacques surely...two champions but only one­ succeded

    From Il Risker, on Mon 17 Nov 7:34PM

  15. A cold rat then, Mr Hot Rats.

    From m.e.jenner, on Mon 17 Nov 7:26PM

  16. I accept your apology (Tee Hee!)

    From m.e.jenner, on Mon 17 Nov 7:24PM

  17. Since when were Graham Hills 'Triple Crown­ Achievements' of 1962 or 1968 in the same years as­ 1966 and 1972 ????

    Sloppy at best Mr Europsport I­ guess in terms of achievement the Hill Family win this­ contest by a country mile in World Championships alone,­ however in terms of excitement the Villeneuve Family­ get my vote :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Mon 17 Nov 6:59PM

  18. the hamiltons!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From seanbay_3535, on Mon 17 Nov 6:25PM

  19. MY POST [16] SHOULD HAVE READ @[11] I AM SORRY

    From stivsf1, on Mon 17 Nov 6:20PM

  20. Bill Satwat: A juicy conspiracy theory

    From Major Bumsore, on Mon 17 Nov 5:58PM
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