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Formula 1: Ayrton Senna advances to GOAT poll championship

By Asher Fair

1991: Ayrton Senna of Brazil in action in his McLaren Honda during the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest, Hungary. Senna finished in first place. Mandatory Credit: Pascal Rondeau/Allsport
1991: Ayrton Senna of Brazil in action in his McLaren Honda during the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit in Budapest, Hungary. Senna finished in first place. Mandatory Credit: Pascal Rondeau/Allsport /
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Three-time Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna is set to advance to the championship of the Formula 1 “GOAT” poll against Michael Schumacher.

Ayrton Senna became the second of two Formula 1 drivers who will advance to the fourth and final round, the championship round, of the Formula 1 “GOAT” poll, where fans can vote for who they believe the sport’s greatest driver of all-time is.

Senna entered the 16-driver bracket as the #6 seed, and he did so as a result of the fact that seeding was determined by a mathematical formula based on two variables: championships and race victories. Championship count as 10 points each and race victories count as one point each.

Senna earned 41 victories and three championships throughout his Formula 1 career to earn a total of 71 points using this formula.

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He was seeded behind Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Alain Prost and Juan Manuel Fangio, who entered the bracket as the #1 seed, the #2 seed, the #3 seed, the #4 seed and the #5 seed, respectively.

Schumacher earned an all-time record 91 victories and won seven championships while Hamilton has earned 73 victories and five championships, Vettel has earned 52 victories and won four championships, Prost earned 51 victories and won four championships and Fangio earned 24 victories and five championships, giving them 161 points, 123 points, 92 points, 91 points and 74 points using this formula, respectively.

In the first round, the round of 16, Senna was matched up against #11 Jim Clark, who earned 25 victories and won two championships throughout his Formula 1 career. Senna got 85% of the vote in this matchup while Clark got the other 15%.

In the second round, the round of 8, Senna was matched up against #3 Sebastian Vettel, who defeated #14 Mika Hakkinen in the round of 16. Vettel, as stated above, has earned 52 victories and won four championships over the course of his Formula 1 career. Senna got 63% of the vote in this matchup while Vettel got the other 37%.

Finally, in the third round, the round of 4, Senna was matched up against #2 Lewis Hamilton, who defeated #15 Emerson Fittipaldi in the round of 16 and #10 Fernando Alonso in the round of 8. Hamilton, as stated above, has earned 73 victories and won five championships over the course of his Formula 1 career. Senna got 65% of the vote in this matchup while Hamilton got the other 35%.

Senna’s opponent in the championship is set to be #1 Michael Schumacher, who defeated #16 Graham Hill in the round of 16, #8 Niki Lauda in the round of 8 and #13 Nigel Mansell in the round of 4.

Be sure to head over to our Facebook page to vote for either Senna or Schumacher as the greatest Formula 1 driver of all-time. Also, be sure to click on the link below for more information.

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Be sure to vote in the Formula 1 “GOAT” championship poll between Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna. This championship poll is scheduled to be active from 6:00 a.m. ET tomorrow, Thursday, January 31, through 6:00 a.m. ET on Friday, February 1.

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