Every week we will showcase and reflect on the truly epic races that will forever be remembered for various reasons – whether it was captivating displays of driving skill, endless levels of unpredictability, or championship-deciding drama – until we get to our top-ranked race. We will leave our list as a surprise, though some Grands Prix will be very obvious inclusions.
Now for the caveats… At the time of writing there have been 1,131 Formula 1 Grand Prix events, so whittling it down to 25 proved to be quite the task for our team.
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Inevitably there will – and have been – some unpopular omissions. For example (spoiler alert) fans of the 1994 German Grand Prix, where Gerhard Berger triumphed amid 11 retirements on the opening lap, can expect to be disappointed.
But what we have done with our final list of 25 is tried to be fair. We’ve looked to celebrate races from decades ago as well those that are more recent – our earliest shortlisted Grand Prix is from the 1950s, while our latest was just last year – and we have also looked to celebrate as many of our legendary drivers as possible within the parameters.
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