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  1. 1Ayrton SennaAyrton SennaBorn Mar 21, 1960At Donington Park in 1993, Senna went from fifth at the first corner to the lead by the end of the opening lap. His second place for Toleman in the rain-shortened 1984 Monaco Grand Prix makes a good companion watch. The Donington lap shows how quickly he could make passes. Monaco gives you time to…0
  2. 2Michael SchumacherMichael SchumacherBorn Jan 3, 1969Start with Spain in 1996, where Schumacher took his Ferrari to victory in heavy rain by more than 45 seconds. Then watch Belgium in 1995 for a different kind of control. He stayed on slicks as rain fell, and the track dried in time for the gamble to work. His defense against Damon Hill also earned…0
  3. 3Lewis HamiltonLewis HamiltonBorn Jan 7, 1985Hamilton won the rain-soaked 2008 British Grand Prix by more than a minute. His 2020 win in Turkey offers a useful contrast. There, watch how he kept a set of intermediate tires working on a slippery track long enough to finish the race on them. The two wins show what he could do with clear air and…0
  4. 4Max VerstappenMax VerstappenBorn Sep 30, 1997Interlagos is the place to start. In 2016 a late stop for wet tires dropped Verstappen to 14th, and he came back to finish third. In 2024 he won from 17th on the grid. A red flag gave him a chance to change tires without losing track position that day. Watch how he used the later restart to take…0
  5. 5Stirling MossStirling MossBorn Sep 17, 1929Moss took the privately entered Lotus to victory at a slippery Monaco in 1960. In Germany the following year, he started on rain tires and kept them in good enough shape while the track was dry to benefit when the rain returned. Put those races together to see how much he could gain by keeping a…0
  6. 6Jim ClarkJim ClarkBorn Mar 4, 1936Spa in 1963 gave Clark a gearbox that kept slipping out of top gear as well as a wet track. He won anyway, then won a rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix there again in 1965. The account of the second win is worth reading for Clark’s explanation. Finding speed was a matter of judging how little he needed…0
  7. 7Jackie StewartJackie StewartBorn Jun 11, 1939Stewart recalled being barely able to see the road in the 1968 German Grand Prix, a race he won by over four minutes. His 1971 win at a soaked Mosport gives you a second place to see that pace in the rain. Stewart later used the German result to explain why he could win in dangerous conditions and…0
  8. 8Damon HillDamon HillBorn Sep 17, 1960At Suzuka in 1994, a rain stoppage meant Hill had to beat Michael Schumacher on combined time. He made up the deficit after the restart and won. In Brazil two years later he led through patchy rain and won from pole. Hill’s own account of that race describes the odd prospect of putting on slicks…0
  9. 9Rubens BarrichelloRubens BarrichelloBorn May 23, 1972Barrichello took his first F1 win at Hockenheim in 2000 by staying on slicks as parts of the track got wet, helped by a safety car that brought him back into contention. At Silverstone in 2008, he went the other way. Extreme wet tires helped his Honda to third in heavy rain. The two drives make a…0
  10. 10Fernando AlonsoFernando AlonsoBorn Jul 29, 1981In the rain at Hungary in 2006, Alonso came through traffic to lead before retiring. At Malaysia in 2012 he turned a downpour and a restart into a lead, then held on to win for Ferrari. Start with Hungary’s onboard footage if you want to see why the result sheet alone misses one of his more…0