Callum Voisin: Ultimate Driver

10 December 2024

Rodin Motorsport’s Callum Voisin is that latest member of the grid that we have tasked with building the ultimate racing driver, and he did not disappoint.

The Briton has a few Formula 1 World Champions and race winners on his list as well as a vote of confidence in himself. To see who Voisin picks, you can read below…

INTELLIGENCE

“Fernando Alonso. He's intelligent. He's got a lot of experience in the sport, I think he has shown us countless times that he is a thinker, and he is very good on strategy, so it's a tough pick but I would say Alonso.”

DRIVING IN THE WET/DRY

“I would say purely because I used to watch him in the rain, and I remember he used to be very good and that was Jenson Button. Very smooth, rarely made any mistakes, you knew as soon as it got wet, he was going to be up there.”

QUALIFYING

“You can't really dispute it, the GOAT, Lewis Hamilton. The most poles, he can always pull it out of the bag, even in perhaps not the fastest car, so I’ll say him, Hungary last year springs to mind.”

Voisin would pick Lewis Hamilton for Qualifying when building an ultimate driver

CORNERING

“That's a good question actually. I'll throw Lando Norris in the mix. I don't know. I think his driving style is pretty much one of the best out there.”

TYRE MANAGEMENT

“Oh, who's the tyre whisperer? Either Sergio Perez or Alex Albon. If I had to pick between one, I'd say it's Perez, he's done some pretty heroic drives in the past.”

BRAVERY/RISK TAKING

“I don't think there is anything that compares to Max Verstappen. Especially in his youth he was slightly controversial in his moves but it's exactly what us young drivers do, it's very much a karting-esque style of racing. But now I would say he has calmed down a little bit, but the OG Verstappen was probably that.”

Voisin would pick himself when it comes to smoothness

SMOOTHNESS

“Smooth has been my way of driving throughout my career, certainly in F3 with the tyre degradation it probably helps quite a lot. But there needs to be a healthy balance, when you need to be smooth you need to be smooth, when you need to be aggressive, get your shoulders out. So, I'm going to pick me for this one.”

OVERTAKING

“The last of the late brakers, Daniel Ricciardo, especially in the Red Bull days. China 2018, I think on Valtteri Bottas was very good.”

ANYTHING ELSE?

“I think you've pretty much got it all, but like attitude in the paddock, something off track, I'd probably pick Norris for that.”