The 35th Anniversary of the Death of Tom Pryce, the Formula 1 Welsh Dragon

Statistics can often only give you half a story about a driver. For example, Michael Schumacher is statistically the greatest driver of all time. He has the most wins, most pole positions, most world championships, most fastest laps, most wins in a season and many other records.Yet, there is a large body of opinion (including myself) which doesn't consider Schumacher to be the greatest. Some think the greatest was Senna, some think Fangio, some think Prost, Nuvolari, Clark, Stewart and there are many others for which a credible case can be put forward. The Formula 1 career of Tom Pryce when looked at purely statistically is fairly unremarkable. He did better than some by earning two podium finishes and nineteen points over his car...

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