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**12ZHeWZa** · 06-29-2011, 07:20 PM

World Champion's the Shoe competed against: Prost, Senna, Mansell, Hill, Villeneuve, Haikkonen, Raikkonen, Alonso. Whether they were previous world champions or not is pretty much a mute point. If the shoe hadn't won his 7 title we could potentially have 4 or 5 different world champions. They weren't world champion's while Schumacher was around, except Alonso, because he kept beating them.

In 1994 Schumacher competed against only Senna and Mansell as previous world Champions (Hill would not be champion until 1996). Senna was only in 3 races and Mansell was only in 4.
In 1995 apart from Mansell who was only in 2 races, there were no previous world champions.
In 2000 Hill had retired, Villeneuve was in a rubbish car (and would continue to be in one until his career blew over) so the only previous World Champion with any ability to challenge against him was Hakkinen.
From 2001-2004 Schumacher had no real challenge from anyone who had been a previous World Champion at all.

Vettel won in 2010 with three previous World Champions and all of who were in moderately adequate cars. Schumacher might have been the best driver around, but comparitively his opposition was lesser.

06-29-2011, 07:20 PM	#20
12ZHeWZa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	World Champion's the Shoe competed against: Prost, Senna, Mansell, Hill, Villeneuve, Haikkonen, Raikkonen, Alonso. Whether they were previous world champions or not is pretty much a mute point. If the shoe hadn't won his 7 title we could potentially have 4 or 5 different world champions. They weren't world champion's while Schumacher was around, except Alonso, because he kept beating them. In 1994 Schumacher competed against only Senna and Mansell as previous world Champions (Hill would not be champion until 1996). Senna was only in 3 races and Mansell was only in 4. In 1995 apart from Mansell who was only in 2 races, there were no previous world champions. In 2000 Hill had retired, Villeneuve was in a rubbish car (and would continue to be in one until his career blew over) so the only previous World Champion with any ability to challenge against him was Hakkinen. From 2001-2004 Schumacher had no real challenge from anyone who had been a previous World Champion at all. Vettel won in 2010 with three previous World Champions and all of who were in moderately adequate cars. Schumacher might have been the best driver around, but comparitively his opposition was lesser.
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