Wis he the best in history? This discussion is important for Formula 1. She has to keep talking. And what could be more useful than arguing about the crucial question of sport, whether Michael Schumacher or Lewis Hamilton is the story’s chief pilot? At best, this popular game invigorates the passion and proves one thing, even if it does not lead to a result or harmony: It is primarily about the people in this sport, not the machines.
It is pointless to call out to fan groups the incomparability of drivers from different epochs, when drivers of one age group can hardly be rated as long as they do not drive in the same car. But if a definition is required, then it is necessary: How good for Formula 1 that Schumacher has been caught up here and overtaken there. That does not diminish its success. Rather, it shows how lively Formula 1 is. How quickly it develops, that it is able to improve even the most unreachable records. Because one thing is certain: since Schumacher’s resignation it has not been easier to win races or titles in a row.
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