The Michael Schumacher Problem

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Published: July 3, 2010

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Michael Schumacher is statistically the most successful driver in the history of F1, and he could also be the best driver to have ever raced.

Of course, a few would always counter that there have been others like Juan Manuel Fangio, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, and Ayrton Senna who could have been better than Schumacher, but comparing drivers of different eras is tough, and the sheer success rate of Schumacher makes him probably the greatest ever driver.

Prost and Senna finished their careers when Schumacher was starting his, but Prost and Senna always raced for the best of teams.

Prost left Renault, as he could not win the championship with them while his rivalry with Senna caused him to move out of McLaren.

He spent just two seasons with Ferrari and took a sabbatical from the sport, only to re-join a year later to win his final championship with Williams.

Senna, after some good drives with Lotus, joined McLaren, as it was the most dominant team in the late 80’s. He left the team to join Williams as they started dominating the sport, but unfortunately he died in a horrific crash at the San Marino Grand Prix

Prost and Senna are good drivers provided they have good cars and neither have not gone on to build a team like Schumacher has done it.

Prost and Senna are no angels on the track as they also had their run of incidents, and Senna if not for his death on the track, is no stranger to controversies and he has in fact been involved in quite a bit of fist fights for on track incidents.

Before Schumacher joined Benetton, the team was good but never good enough to win titles. He ended up winning two championships with the team and was fighting for race wins right from his first full season with the team.

He made the team dominate the sport for two seasons, where they decimated teams like McLaren and Williams.

He then joined Ferrari a...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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