From 22nd To First: John Watson's Historic US F1 Masterclass

[@thetanwon]

Wattie is easily one of my favorite f1 drivers ever, a shame he is known by such few f1 enthusiasts.

[@jaguarskills69]

I always looked out for Wattie when a GP was on, not the greatest qualifier in the world, but a fantastic racer.

[@SScoupe1]

Whole new respect for John Watson! He's a great pundit, but I thought his wins, bar this one, were standard. No idea he was regarded so highly, seems he deserves a bit more reverence

[@isuckatthisgame]

I personally rank him among 15 greatest McLaren drivers, and top 10 since 1980s. Top 15 Brit for me (in F1) as well.

[@isuckatthisgame]

Not only Watson's lunatic comeback. He did the same thing year prior starting from 17th place at Detroit Downtown (not Belle Isle to mistake with).

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

He's also a treasure to listen to on the coms box of a lot of sportscar races.

[@leonwp60]

Had the absolute pleasure of meeting John at a Performance Driving Course at Silverstone, very quuck witted and funny man and an absolute gent. Took me round Silverstone in a saloon car, chatting calmly away whilst cornering at 130mph with 1 hand on the wheel. Legend.

[@senorsoupe]

John Watson was a boss on street circuits. He doesn't get enough credit for just how good he was at charging

[@benjamindepew]

Watson was an absolute boss in race trim. One of the most underrated drivers in history when it comes to wheel to wheel racing. And incredibly fun to watch.

[@donathandorko]

Watson is one of best from his era. I used to think he was basically forgotten, until recently, a modern F1 video came out and it appears Kevin Magnussen knows and appreciates Wattie.

[@stavroshadjiyiannis6283]

The most underrated F1 driver ever?

[@chrisclermont456]

My first F1 race was Detroit in 1982. John Watson was so brilliant that day! Other standouts were Eddie Cheever in his Matra powered Talbot-Ligier, Keke Rosberg (Williams), and Didier Pironi (Ferrari).

[@venomancer711]

Watson matched and beat prime Lauda in the same car i think that says a lot on him as a driver

[@peterb3842]

And my dad and and I were there!

[@kieferclarkf1674]

Omg if this is a new segment from now on where you guys breakdown races from the past with Walter Kosters famous quote I will be so happy!

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

Also N/A had advantage in street circuit at that time as they have no lag. Also, acceleration is more important than top speed in street circuit

[@aeron-mw7ofs]

He's a living legend 👍

[@marjoriehume5673]

I have always liked John Watson.........his driving, his attitude - my little brother was a Jim Clark fan... hence motor racing was an element in our household and it quickly replaced football (West Ham!!) in my life! JW- brilliant!

[@kevin1510vn]

Are they really welsh-clouds.🎉🎉😂😂

[@master-kq3nw]

Watson deseved to be champion

[@sadimohammad1033]

Who is here after Max Verstappen's P17 to P1 in Sau Paolo Grand Prix 2024 ??

[@kanojo1969]

It's sad that Sergo Perez' incredible last-to-first win of the sakhir GP last year isn't included, because he didn't start outside the top 10. But he was dead last after lap 1, so it really ought to be up there as one of the great drives in F1

[@MasakoX]

Ah yes. The classic Burn from the Stern technique.

[@javioxzz9337]

Man just puts himself last so he can do last to first challenge

[@HardeKernMontfoort]

Who is here from F1 post the grid positions wins?

[@mdsantana]

I got here after watching Eddie Jordan and David Coulthard mention John Watson's feat!

[@aydankhaliq2967]

And yet nobody nowadays remembers it. Shame. Wattie was such a good driver. I dare say he was better than Mansell.

[@asianburritoo]

Underrrated driver who never won the championship

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

Where’s the video? Pictures don’t show the story

[@AutosportOfficial]

We don't have rights to show it unfortunately

[@musaedalsudairi3281]

perez was the last one to do it not hamilton...

[@camtheman4703]

Technically he started in the top 10 but fell to last on the first lap