Top 5 German F1 drivers of all time

Michael Schumacher

Schumacher is to F1 what Ali is to Boxing, Arnold Palmer to Golfing, and what Tendulkar is to Cricket

Perhaps no other driver has commanded as much admiration and awe as Michael Schumacher of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

There are drivers that win races. There are those who win championships. And then, there are those who exult at the highest stage doing both with astounding success.

You already know where to place the 'Red Baron' of Formula 1 racing. To his competitiors, Michael Schumacher may have seemed like a devil, for he was, quite simply, indefatigable.

But to his admirers who measure in hundreds of thousands in numbers, Michael Schumacher is a sensation like no other the sport has seen.

Unarguably the greatest star from Deutschland to have graced the pinnacle of motor-racing, Michael Schumacher - a warlord of sorts on the grid- epitomises a lot more than his statistical gathering, that includes 7 world titles, 91 race wins, and 77 fastest laps.

He represents a hunger and drive to win- does he not? And while, he may have critics for whom he's probably not up there with someone like Senna and well, who are we to pass judgement anyway, Schumacher has inspired millions around the world to watch a sport that truly lifts the spirit.