[wcarron]

Dunno about that. It's been debated endlessly; but Schumacher, I would say, is the best ever.

Statistically, MS trounces AS, but statistics aren't everything, of course. Senna's tragic death stole a real comparison between the two. And also, if Schumacher had to share Ferrari with someone like Hakkinen instead of Barichello, he'd obviously not have won as many races as he did.

In any case, it's almost impossible to actually determine who was better.

Idk, just passing time while brewing coffee. I always love an F1 discussion.

[cuspycode]

Hearing about Niki Lauda brings back memories of the death of the Swedish F1 racer Ronnie Peterson in 1978. I was sitting on a commuter train, and heard whispers moving through the coach saying "Ronnie Peterson just crashed". There were of course no mobile phones at that time, so the information came from F1 fans who were following the race while listening to their portable FM radios.

Some survive, some die.

George Harrison (of Beatles fame) later dedicated his song "Faster" to the memory of Ronnie Peterson.

[mhh__]

Statistics in F1 are a bit of a nightmare.

Statistically, Prost outscored Senna in their time as teammates.

Alonso, for example, will never have the stats to represent his immense talent (Unless you use a method like f1metrics). Hamilton, however, is extremely good and has had the car to allow him to fully reach his potential

[LanceH]

Watching Senna race in the rain clinched it for me.