It's Friday, so time for another Five Favourite Friday post, in honour of the new Formula One season which started today with the free practice sessions in Melbourne, Australia, we're going to look at our favourite F1 drivers. I've been a fan of F1 for a long time, back to the days when Nigel Mansell was challenging for the World Championship, so I've got plenty of drivers to take into consideration when picking my choices. Anyhow, let's get on with it:
1. Nigel Mansell (1980-1992, 1994-1995)- There's something about the moustached Mansell which stands out to me, he's probably the reason I started watching F1 with my parents. Having a Brit winning his championship in 1992 brought a new wave of fans to F1 in the UK and I was one of them. In a time when drivers didn't have a number that they kept through their career, Mansell became famed for his 'Red 5' on the nose of his car. After winning his F1 championship in 1992, he went to America and won the Indy car title in his first season, before returning to F1 after the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994.
3. Michael Schumacher (1991-2006, 2010-2012) - The greatest Formula One driver... quite possibly. There's very little I can say about that hasn't already been said about him. I didn't agree with some of his antics to win grand prix and champions, but his will to succeed and haul, in particular, Ferrari to the top and then continue to win title after title was immense.
You can find out who Nikki has chosen on her blog. I'm looking forwards to next weeks post as we'll be looking at our favourite 'Krispy Kreme Flavours'!

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