Fangio tops researchers' all-time drivers' list

A British university study claims to have uncovered the answer to a question that preoccupies the minds of petrol heads - who is the greatest Formula One driver of all time?

After poring over the stats the University of Sheffield's Methods Institute has produced a drivers' Top 100 chart with Juan Manuel Fangio on top of the all-time podium.

The study crucially removed the impact of a driver's team, concentrating instead on talent rather than success because of a good car, said the institute's Andrew Bell.