Greatest F1 drivers ever! 

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Lewis Hamilton

#1 Michael Schumacher

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The greatest?

will start off with the one person who will definitely be on this list. And that is the man with 7 world titles, the most in history and arguably one of the most recognizable names of the sport - Michael Schumacher. Sadly, he is still in a medically induced coma from the skiing accident in 2013.

His first title was dubious from a British perspective, where he seemed to purposely hit Damon Hill as he passed him 1994, to retire himself but also Hill at the same time to become World Champion in Adelaide. Not as close in 1995, and then after 5 years of Williams then McLaren wins, Ferrari and Schumacher were untouchable.

4 consecutive drivers titles, which was only achieved by two other drivers - Fangio and Vettel.

However, one season stands out for me - 2004. Schumacher won 13 races from 18, the second highest win percentage in one season ever and the most races won ever in a season, again only matched by Vettel. 7th on the all-time list for highest percentage of wins and most importantly, the most wins ever by one driver with 91 race wins.

Even 2002 can be argued as his greatest, as his lowest position during the season was 3rd. If you thought Vettel and Hamilton were boring, this was the original boring.

That season, the only winners of a race were only a Schumacher (his brother Ralf), a Ferrari, and the Scot, David Coulthard. The records he has are endless. And so Schumacher quite easily takes his place on F1's Mount Rushmore.

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