Ron Dennis is also the head of one of the most successful teams in history, and continues to thrive today. But the spat between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton last year tells me he may be unable to handle two drivers who are antagonistic toward each other. No, he won’t do, either.
I think I’ll go with Jean Todt, the former Ferrari Team Principal, who kept in check Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello, even when circumstances (playing second fiddle to Michael Schumacher) said those two should have been more of a disruption.
Todt seems to have a way with keeping drivers’ emotions and egos from getting out of line. Plus, he shares the responsibility for taking the sports most famous name (Ferrari) and bringing it back to the fore after the team saw several lean seasons.
Todt's ability to achieve success, even when starting with an average team, puts him over the top.
Now, which car will they drive? I think the answer to this is an easy one: The McLaren MP4/4 that won all but one race in 1988.
All that prevented the McLaren team from sweeping the entire 1988 season was Jean-Louis Schlesser, whose Williams contacted Ayrton Senna’s Mclaren as he was leading. Giving my team this car would certainly result in a “dream” performance.
Finally, who will be the crew during pit stops? Again, the answer to this is relatively easy. Currently, gaining positions in Formula One is easier to do in the pits with a fast stop than passing someone on track. So, who is the best pit crew in Formula One right now?
Surprisingly, that honor goes to the BMW Sauber crew, who apparently are so efficient that Scuderia Ferrari taped them so they could see why the BMW Sauber team seemed to be much more effective. This last piece of the puzzle seems complete.
Comparing drivers and teams from different eras in Formula One is something that many people within the sport shy away from, because of how much the sport has changed over the years. Creating a Formula One all-time dream team may be something that is never perfected.
Surely, there are some greats who have been left out of my team (such as drivers Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet Sr., and Jim Clark, teams Williams and Lotus, and designer Adrian Newey, to name a few). However, I am confident that my team truly represents the best of Formula One’s history.
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