Is Lewis Hamilton the greatest Formula One driver of all time?

The Daily Apex
Nov 5 · 2 min read

Lewis Hamilton has officially clinched his sixth Formula One driver’s championship, and the debates have instantly begun raging on social media. The most obvious comparison has been to, at the moment, the unanimous greatest of all time, Michael Schumacher.

The reason behind this is simple. Seven drivers championships. You can make any argument you want, but this number makes it almost impossible to not see him as number one. However, Lewis is now even closer towards the once unreachable goal of seven championships.

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