I would not wish an accident on anyone, but sportsmen, Mr S and Mr S were not.
Jem
Are we not confusing sportmanship with being a gentleman? If you're going to compete then you should be doing so to win. Being a nice guy hasn't served many drivers well over the years (Reubens, Johnny Herbert, David Coulthard, Mark Webber, Berger, Heiki etc.). What gets people is that Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton (most definitely in the same category) etc. pushes the sports laws to their limits. When necessary they have been punished but have still done enough within the laws to succeed.
Reading around the subject and the man in particular I think it is clear that he had a very humane side that was locked away to all but his inner circle of friends and family. To trample on his grave and call him a tw@t when you didn't know the guy seems a bit low.
his need to win drove him over the limit however so for that reason I would not rate him as the best.
I for one respect his dedication and will to win at all costs. A significant part of one the glory eras of F1, I for one will remember him for the winner he was. In the end he was undone by F1's rule makers who decided to run the cars behind a too slow safety car so that the tyres were so cold he bottomed out, lost all aero and hit a wall which they didn't put their foot down with the Italians to change.
Bergers accident in '89 earmarked it as a death trap, it should never have been there for him to hit.
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