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  • Motorsport Power Rankings

    Alex Chick by Alex Chick . Apr 14, 2008 21:45 . Permalink
    Alex Chick

    eurosport.yahoo.co.uk is attempting to establish who is the king of motorsports by ranking the leading competitors from across 13 different events.

    Sebastien Loeb leads the first rankings of the season, from Troy Bayliss and Jorge Lorenzo.

    TOP 10:
    1 - Sebastien Loeb (WRC) - 7.5
    2 - Troy Bayliss (World SBK) - 7
    3= - Jorge Lorenzo (MotoGP) - 6.3
    3= - Dani Pedrosa (MotoGP) - 6.3
    5= - Kimi Raikkonen (F1) - 5.3
    5= - Simone Corsi (125cc) - 5.3
    7= - Scott Dixon (IRL) - 5
    7= - Graham Rahal (IRL) - 5
    9 - Rickard Rydell (WTCC) - 4.5
    10= - Joan Lascorz (WSS) - 4.3
    10= - Mika Kallio (250cc) - 4.3
    10= - Mattia Pasini (250cc) - 4.3

    More here:
    http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/14042008/58/motorsport-power-rankings.html

    What do you think about the rankings?
    Is it possible to compare competitors from different sports?
    Who do you think is the greatest motorsport figure in the world?

    • mouse

      Re: Motorsport Power Rankings

      mouse by mouse . May 14, 2008 16:58 . Permalink

      greatest motor sport FIGURE in the world , in terms of active paticipants is valentino r...

      greatest motor sport FIGURE in the world ,

      in terms of active paticipants is valentino rossi,

      but that takes what he has done and the fans he has brought to his arena,

      possibly no longer the best on the track but still good enough to win

      F.1 wise rock on kimmi

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      • A Yahoo! User

        Re: Motorsport Power Rankings

        by A Yahoo! User . Jun 3, 2008 02:47 . Permalink

        To the journalist in charge of this.. you missed out on the Wild Thing Kyle Busch! It sta...

        To the journalist in charge of this.. you missed out on the Wild Thing Kyle Busch!

        It states that you include Nascar in your ratings but he is noticeable absent from your list. He has four wins, a second and two thirds which would give the Las Vegas native a 4.0 average rating.

        Be great if you fix that.

    • A Yahoo! User

      Re: Motorsport Power Rankings

      by A Yahoo! User . Apr 15, 2008 03:34 . Permalink

      Hey wherz Rossi, u gotta admit he is d best moto gp rider of all time and so u ave to incl...

      Hey wherz Rossi, u gotta admit he is d best moto gp rider of all time and so u ave to include him in the power list cause by the end of the season u know he is gonna be on d top of that chart

    • Scott

      Re: Motorsport Power Rankings

      Scott by Scott . May 13, 2008 17:08 . Permalink

      This is a joke. LOL. Shakey byrne above valentino rossi. comparing british superbikes to m...

      This is a joke. LOL.
      Shakey byrne above valentino rossi. comparing british superbikes to motogp. you're having a laugh. Utter bollocks i have to say. HA HA

    • Flying Lobster 27

      Re: Motorsport Power Rankings

      Flying Lobster 27 by Flying Lobster 27 . Apr 14, 2008 22:13 . Permalink

      My answer to the question "Is it possible to compare competitors from different sports?" i...

      My answer to the question "Is it possible to compare competitors from different sports?" is unquestionably no. Not just because the sports are different (racing isn't quite the same on two wheels than on four, formulae with and without pitstops, 45-minute races or 3-day competitions, BTW how would you insert Endurance into your standing?), but also, and mostly, because the state of the competition in each sport is different.

      Examples:
      After a while, the WTCC results get a tad random due to the constant weight tweaking.
      The WRC currently produces no excitement, Loeb is just winning because no-one has an answer to him.

      Given that the ranking is based on top-three results, I bet that Loeb will still be in front at the end of the season, while the WTCC drivers will be absolutely nowhere.

      Personally though, I can guarantee that as a "better driver", I will choose the WTCC champion over Loeb, who has no opposition and produces - frankly - a boring spectacle.

      It's more relevant to compare different epochs in a given formula. And even that isn't really relevant.
      This kind of reminds me of "The Greatest", that I saw not that far back. And I noticed Thomas Morgenstern in the list, and I thought "Surely Janne Ahonen is a better choice for best overall ski-jumper in recent years, no?"

    • paddockbend

      Re: Motorsport Power Rankings

      paddockbend by paddockbend . Apr 14, 2008 21:53 . Permalink

      That`s a bit like saying which is the best pasta, isn`t it? 100s of sorts with only the ba...

      That`s a bit like saying which is the best pasta, isn`t it? 100s of sorts with only the basics in common.

      Surely, across such varied motorsports the only comparison can be made in overall success across career?
      On that score, yes, of those listed it would probably be Loeb.
      Daft idea, really.

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