So getting back to the recent discussion about the greatest drivers of all time: I do ponder whether some of our favorites from the past would fare so well in a modern F1 car regardless of their bravado in their career and if they were still in their prime condition; would they actually handle the power and grip of the modern car as well as today's drivers?

I rather think it is a flight of fancy and romanticism for the past to think they could fare very well. I suspect many simply would not have the physical conditioning to handle the cornering forces of today's cars. Add to that the higher speeds requiring faster reaction times and pretty soon I have to believe that yes they were great compared to their contemporaries of the time; but today's drivers are the best of all time.

Oh wait, not of all time; there are still better yet to come!