| If there was one driver that should truly get credit for | | | | all of these at your disposal, then even the most |
| being the greatest in Formula 1, then let it be Senna. | | | | average driver can be a world champion. Schumacher |
| Why Senna? If you can just look at the some of the | | | | did have most of these factors and truly he benefited |
| achievements that he accomplished; youwill just see | | | | from these things that's why he was able to win 7 |
| for yourself that Ayrton was truly the best of all. Many | | | | World Drivers Championship. I'm not suggesting that |
| suggest that Schumacher was the greatest, but | | | | Schumacher was not a great driver, he was the best |
| Senna never had the weak contenders that | | | | when he was racing, but only because he had the |
| Schumacher compete against. | | | | fastest car and lack of competition that he was able |
| When Senna was actively racing, he has to competing | | | | to get that many world championship. |
| against some of the greatest drivers there was. The | | | | Senna could have done the same if not better if he |
| likes of Mansell, Prost, Piquet,and Lauda. All of these | | | | didn't have Prost. Prost was his teammate at the time |
| drivers were World champions and to think that Senna | | | | he joined Mclaren, and obviously Prost was already a |
| had it easy in his F1 career was totally oblivious. It's no | | | | 2 time world champion so how does Senna measure |
| wonder that Senna could not win as much as he could | | | | up against this established world champion. Senna was |
| because The competition was so intense, and very | | | | able to beat his teammate with the same car and also |
| difficult that he can onlymuster 3 World Championship | | | | the same team. Schumacher had team orders to let |
| instead 7 that Schumacher have. | | | | him by, Senna didn't have that luxury, so Senna had to |
| Now 3 World Championship was plenty but no where | | | | proved to Mclaren team that he was the best. |
| near as much as Schumacher had. But if you | | | | Competition is needed to judge the best drivers, and |
| compare both of these great drivers base on statistic; | | | | not just any competition but competition against drivers |
| Then you're not seeing the whole picture at all | | | | that have almost if not the same skills and the same |
| because being a great driver is not always base on | | | | equipment. After Senna's unfortunate demise; there |
| statistic but as the best all round driver and Senna had | | | | was no one left to stop the rampaging great that was |
| just that. In racing there are a lot of factors involved: | | | | Michael Schumacher. |
| luck, the best car, no competition, and politics. If you had | | | | |