Ayrton behind the wheel of the 1991 MP4/6 Formula 1 has defended its publication of a list of the fastest single lap drivers over the last four decades. Earlier this week, Ayrton Senna was named the fastest driver in F1 since 1983. The Brazilian headed the list from Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton after a machine learning algorithm analysed data stretching back to the early 1980s. While the top three came as no surprise, other entries and omissions did raise eyebrows. Surprisingly, Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen both made the top 10, while Charles Leclerc placed ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Alain Prost, meanwhile, was listed in 20th while Lando Norris is 15th, one place ahead of...
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