Who is the best F1 driver of all time?

Juan-Manuel Fangio – 46.15 Percent
Born in 1911, Argentinean driver Juan-Manuel Fangio was known as 'El Maestro', and for good reason. He is the most successful Formula 1 driver of all time. Fangio became world champion five times for four different teams, and never finished a Grand Prix in lower than second place.
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Is Michael Schumacher the best F1 driver ever?

All-time record hold for most wins (91) and titles (seven), Schumacher's record stands as the best in F1 history. His meticulous focus and attention to details helped make him a multiple world champion, even if his racing methods were called into question.
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Who is the greatest racer of all time?

It is no wonder that Mario Andretti is considered by many to be the greatest racecar driver of all time. His career touched five decades, longer than any driver, and he has won championships at all levels of competition. His list of racing accomplishments seems almost endless.
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Is Lewis Hamilton the best driver of all time?

Lewis Hamilton is the best F1 driver ever and before Schumacher and Senna because he is a 'clean' racer, Walker said. THE LATE Murray Walker said Lewis Hamilton is a better driver than Michael Schumacher or Ayrton Senna - because he's a "clean" racer.
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Who is the goat of Formula 1?

Lewis Hamilton Supremacy! Let's just go through some of these statistics that this man has accrued over the years. Joint highest world titles, most race wins, most pole positions, most podium finishes, most career points, and most laps led. It's a clean sweep for Lewis Hamilton when it came to F1 records.
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Who is better Lewis or Schumacher?

Demonstrating incredible consistency, Lewis Hamilton scored points in 247 races, beating Schumacher's record of 221. Hamilton has also surpassed Schumacher's 155 podium finishes, achieving 180 so far.
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Who is the most likeable F1 driver?

Sebastian Vettel: The Most Likeable Driver on the Grid — FormulaNerds.com. The latest motorsport news, events and reactions in F1, F2, F3 and W-Series. With breaking stories, results, upcoming races and team and driver news.
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Was Michael Schumacher a pay driver?

Michael Schumacher is one of the greatest drivers to ever grace this motorsports world. He won seven world championships throughout his tenure with the likes of Benetton and Ferrari. However, despite all his guts and glory, he is one of the most successful 'Pay Driver' F1 has ever produced.
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Who was better Senna or Schumacher?

Schumacher raced well into his forties. Senna likely had at least five to seven high-quality years left in him at the time of his crash, finishing with better career statistics. Both were artists on the track, but there's one major reason why Senna may have been better: his contemporary and rival, Prost.
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Who is better Lewis or Verstappen?

To date, Max Verstappen holds 20 wins and 1 world champion. While Lewis Hamilton has 103 wins and 7 world championships under his belt. Pole positions for Verstappen are 13 while Hamilton holds 103. With 182 podium finishes, Lewis Hamilton is way ahead of Max Verstappen who has 60 till yet.
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Is Verstappen better than Hamilton?

According to the data on FormulaOnePoints.com, last season Verstappen secured 10 pole positions compared with Hamilton's 10, and the Red Bull man was faster in 13 races, compared with Hamilton's nine. Therefore, it seems at the moment that Verstappen has the edge over his bitter rival.
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Can Michael Schumacher walk?

He has since been battling to recover from the injury and there have been gradual improvements over the years. However, Schumacher struggles to communicate and is unable to walk.
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Can Michael Schumacher recover?

Michael Schumacher's Updated Recovery

After an accident of this severity, recovery can take years, depending on the injury, age and fitness of the patient. Although Schumacher is still recovering, he is being treated in the hope of one day returning to a normal life.
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Is Michael Schumacher The Stig?

In series 13 episode 1, the show jokingly unmasked the Stig as seven-time world champion F1 driver Michael Schumacher. In the hiatus following series 15, racing driver Ben Collins was revealed to be the Stig in a court battle over Collins' impending autobiography, titled The Man in the White Suit.
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Who is the smartest F1 driver?

Jonathan Palmer

Palmer is highly recognized for his achievements in the F1 world, since he raced in the Grand Prix for many years consecutively. He's determined and rocks every single competition. He's one of the best and most widely educated drivers in the F1 world.
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Who is more popular Max or Lewis?

F1 fan survey lists Max Verstappen as most-popular driver ahead of Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton | F1 News.
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What country is F1 most popular?

The biggest market on this metric was China (70.8m unique viewers in 2021, +13% vs 2020), but there were also significant YoY gains in Spain (+272%), Russia (+129%), and the USA (+53%). Globally, the average audience per Grand Prix in 2021 was 70.3m.
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Can Michael Schumacher talk?

He can't speak. "Like me, he is in a wheelchair paralysed. He has memory problems and speech problems."
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Who's the oldest F1 driver?

The oldest driver on the F1 grid is Fernando Alonso, with the Spaniard starting the season aged 40. His birthday falls on 29 July, meaning he will be 41 by the time the 2022 Formula 1 season finishes. Alonso returned to the grid with Alpine in 2021 after being away from F1 for two years.
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Is Ayrton Senna the greatest?

In 2009 Ayrton Senna has been voted the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time by a unique poll of 217 of his fellow world championship drivers conducted by AUTOSPORT magazine.
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Can Schumacher beat Hamilton?

Formula One legend, Michael Schumacher, has revealed that he believes that Lewis Hamilton can break his record of seven World titles. Talking to BBC Sport, Shumacher said, ""I would say, absolutely, yes [Hamilton could win seven titles]."
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What did Schumacher think of Hamilton?

Not long after the British teen won the European Carting Championship in 2000, Schumacher said the motorsports prodigy would make it to F1. Hamilton accomplished it by the age of 22. Saying that Hamilton could win seven titles made him 2-for-2, with such a bold assertion worth bonus points.
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What record is Hamilton trying to beat?

While Hamilton will have to beat five other drivers before he breaks Raikkonen's record of F1 races started (a whopping 334 entries and counting) he does hold the record for the most consecutive race starts. After testing positive for COVID-19, Hamilton had to miss the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
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