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Formula 1: Michael Schumacher vs. Ayrton Senna – Who is the GOAT?

By Asher Fair

17 APR 1994: MICHAEL SCHUMACHER OF GERMANY IN HIS BENETTON LEADS AYRTON SENNA, WILLIAMS, AND Mika Hakkinen, MCLAREN INTO THE FIRST BEND OF THE PACIFIC GP. Mandatory Credit: Pascal Rondeau/ALLSPORT
17 APR 1994: MICHAEL SCHUMACHER OF GERMANY IN HIS BENETTON LEADS AYRTON SENNA, WILLIAMS, AND Mika Hakkinen, MCLAREN INTO THE FIRST BEND OF THE PACIFIC GP. Mandatory Credit: Pascal Rondeau/ALLSPORT /
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The championship of the Formula 1 “GOAT” poll is set. Who is the sport’s greatest driver of all-time, Michael Schumacher or Ayrton Senna?

Formula 1 fans have spoken, and the two drivers set to be matched up against one another in the fourth and final round, the championship round, of the Formula 1 “GOAT” poll are Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna.

Schumacher was the #1 seed in the 16-driver bracket that has been narrowed down to just two drivers over the last few weeks. Senna, meanwhile, was the #6 seed behind Schumacher and #2 Lewis Hamilton, #3 Sebastian Vettel, #4 Alain Prost and #5 Juan Manuel Fangio.

For more information about this entire “GOAT” poll process and how the seeds were determined, click on the link below.

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Schumacher advanced to the Formula 1 GOAT poll championship by defeating #16 Graham Hill in the first round, the round of 16, before defeating #8 Niki Lauda in the second round, the round of 8, and #13 Nigel Mansell in the third round, the round of 4.

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Schumacher received 93% of the vote in his round of 16 matchup with Hill while Hill received the other 7%. In his round of 8 matchup with Lauda, Schumacher received 89% of the vote while Lauda received the other 11%, and in his round of 4 matchup with Mansell, Schumacher received 85% of the vote while Mansell received the other 15%.

Senna advanced to the Formula 1 GOAT poll championship by defeating #11 Jim Clark in the round of 16 before defeating #3 Sebastian Vettel in the round of 8 and #2 Lewis Hamilton in the round of 4.

Senna received 85% of the vote in his round of 16 matchup with Clark while Clark received the other 15%. In his round of 8 matchup with Vettel, Senna received 63% of the vote while Vettel received the other 37%, and in his round of 4 matchup with Hamilton, Senna received 67% of the vote while Hamilton received the other 33%.

So who is the GOAT?

Before the poll between these two drivers begins, I will leave you with a few notable statistics. Keep in mind, however, the fact that statistics don’t always tell the whole story.

Schumacher competed in Formula 1 for 19 seasons, and he drove full-time in 17 of them. Throughout his career in the sport, he drove in a total of 306 races. He won an all-time record seven championships, and he also earned an all-time record 91 victories, an all-time record 155 podium finishes and 68 pole positions in addition to leading an all-time record 5,111 laps and recording an all-time record 77 fastest laps.

Senna competed in Formula 1 for 11 seasons, and he drove full-time in all 11 of them, but his 11th and final season in the sport, the 1994 season, was cut short when he was killed as a result of a crash in the third race, the Grand Prix of San Marino.

Throughout his career in the sport, Senna drove in 161 races. He won three championships, and he also earned 41 victories, 80 podium finishes and 65 pole positions in addition to leading 2,931 laps and recording 19 fastest laps.

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Who is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all-time, Michael Schumacher or Ayrton Senna? From 6:00 a.m. ET tomorrow (Thursday, January 31) through 6:00 a.m. ET on Friday, February 1, you will have the opportunity to vote for who you believe deserves this title, and you can do so on our Facebook page. Be sure to take advantage of it.

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