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**Anakattawl** · 08-01-2009, 04:40 AM

Even though many think Schumacher is higher than anyone else, sure he is damn good, but it's not all that simple, only reason for example Räikkönen didn't beat him to the championship was unreliable car - and still with that he only lost by what, 2 points? Alonso did beat him, Häkkinen did beat him, MS is about the same level as all of them. And none of them come close to what Senna has done.

Yeah right...

Records held by Michael Schumacher

* Most world titles: 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)

* Most consecutive titles: 5 (2000-04)

* Most grand prix wins: 91

* Most wins in a single season: 13 (2004)

* Most consecutive wins in a single season: 7 (2004)

* Most wins at the same race: 8 (French GP)

* Most wins with one team: 72 (Ferrari)

* Most wins from pole: 40

* Most pole positions: 68

* Most front-row starts: 115

* Most podium finishes: 154

* Most second place finishes: 43

* Most points finishes: 190

* Most points scored: 1,369

* Most points in a single season: 148 (from a maximum of 180, in 2004)

* Most fastest laps: 76

* Most fastest laps in a season: 10 (from a maximum of 18, in 2004)

* Most races led: 141

* Most laps led: 5,108

* Furthest distance led in a season: 2,085 miles (2004)

* Fastest race-winning average speed: 153.843mph (2003 Italian GP)

* Most consecutive podiums: 19 (USA 2001 to Japan 2002)

* Most consecutive points finishes: 24 (Hungary 2001 to Malaysia 2003)

* Most consecutive seasons with a win: 15 (1992-2006)

* Most consecutive wins from pole (6)

* Most ‘clean sweeps’ (pole, win, fastest lap): 22

* Largest points gap between champion and runner-up: 67 (2002)

* Earliest title winner: 2002 (in July, with 6 of the 17 races remaining)

* Longest continuous spell with one team: 11 seasons (Ferrari, 1996-2006)

* Most races with same team: 162 (Ferrari)

* Most time between first and last race wins: 14 years, 1 month and 1 day

* Never outqualified by his team-mate in 1992, 1993 or 1994

* Only driver to have finished every race on the podium: 2002

Trivia

* Won all his ‘landmark’ GPs, winning on his 50th, 100th, 150th and 200th GP starts

* Only events he failed to win were South African, Mexican and Turkish GPs

* His record of 91 GP wins is only one shy of the combined total of the next two most winning drivers, Alain Prost (51) and Ayrton Senna (41)

* Scored points in a remarkable 76.6% of all his GP starts

* Led 56.9% of all GPs he started

* Banned or disqualified from more races than anyone else (banned from two races and disqualified from another in 1994; excluded from 1997 world championship results for collision with Jacques Villeneuve) http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?T...neral&id=46521

Senna had godlike driving skills (especially in the wet...), and when he was on it he was untouchable, no-one can deny that, but he wasn't as consistent as Schumacher in his prime, no way, the records speak for themselves.

08-01-2009, 04:40 AM	#35
Anakattawl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 551 Senior Member	Even though many think Schumacher is higher than anyone else, sure he is damn good, but it's not all that simple, only reason for example Räikkönen didn't beat him to the championship was unreliable car - and still with that he only lost by what, 2 points? Alonso did beat him, Häkkinen did beat him, MS is about the same level as all of them. And none of them come close to what Senna has done. Yeah right... Records held by Michael Schumacher * Most world titles: 7 (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) * Most consecutive titles: 5 (2000-04) * Most grand prix wins: 91 * Most wins in a single season: 13 (2004) * Most consecutive wins in a single season: 7 (2004) * Most wins at the same race: 8 (French GP) * Most wins with one team: 72 (Ferrari) * Most wins from pole: 40 * Most pole positions: 68 * Most front-row starts: 115 * Most podium finishes: 154 * Most second place finishes: 43 * Most points finishes: 190 * Most points scored: 1,369 * Most points in a single season: 148 (from a maximum of 180, in 2004) * Most fastest laps: 76 * Most fastest laps in a season: 10 (from a maximum of 18, in 2004) * Most races led: 141 * Most laps led: 5,108 * Furthest distance led in a season: 2,085 miles (2004) * Fastest race-winning average speed: 153.843mph (2003 Italian GP) * Most consecutive podiums: 19 (USA 2001 to Japan 2002) * Most consecutive points finishes: 24 (Hungary 2001 to Malaysia 2003) * Most consecutive seasons with a win: 15 (1992-2006) * Most consecutive wins from pole (6) * Most ‘clean sweeps’ (pole, win, fastest lap): 22 * Largest points gap between champion and runner-up: 67 (2002) * Earliest title winner: 2002 (in July, with 6 of the 17 races remaining) * Longest continuous spell with one team: 11 seasons (Ferrari, 1996-2006) * Most races with same team: 162 (Ferrari) * Most time between first and last race wins: 14 years, 1 month and 1 day * Never outqualified by his team-mate in 1992, 1993 or 1994 * Only driver to have finished every race on the podium: 2002 Trivia * Won all his ‘landmark’ GPs, winning on his 50th, 100th, 150th and 200th GP starts * Only events he failed to win were South African, Mexican and Turkish GPs * His record of 91 GP wins is only one shy of the combined total of the next two most winning drivers, Alain Prost (51) and Ayrton Senna (41) * Scored points in a remarkable 76.6% of all his GP starts * Led 56.9% of all GPs he started * Banned or disqualified from more races than anyone else (banned from two races and disqualified from another in 1994; excluded from 1997 world championship results for collision with Jacques Villeneuve) http://www.itv-f1.com/Feature.aspx?T...neral&id=46521 Senna had godlike driving skills (especially in the wet...), and when he was on it he was untouchable, no-one can deny that, but he wasn't as consistent as Schumacher in his prime, no way, the records speak for themselves.
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