Comments on: Senna VS Schumacher

By: Will

Will — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:48 +0000

If you stuck Schumi and Senna in the ‘91 Mclaren with plenty of practice time then Senna would always win. Sennas era had the most extreme F1 cars, the last of the true drivers cars…Senna’s level of car control at the limit is unsurpassed. Schumacher was the most consistent driver ever on race day and hence in a modern F1 car I doubt if Senna could match Schumi. Personally I think Senna wins because he proved he was the best in that era of pure racing cars against better opposition than Schumi faced…modern F1 is not a true test of drivers skill, there are many other factors involved.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:16:36 +0000

Senna is the legend!!!! I ask these Did anyone do like Senna did in Donington? Did Shumi race against the best world champions like Alain Prost and Nelson Piquet??? Dont forget that he Shumi lost against Hill, against Villenueve, against Hakkinen and against Alonso.
Senna was a complete driver and a gentleman. Shumi a great driver but not a gentleman at all!!! I think he’d better thank Rubens Barrichello for what he had achieved!!!
SENNA YOU LIVE IN OUR HEARTS

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:03:43 +0000

I think its better he wiped the floor with you, you piece of shit!!

By: josecho27

josecho27 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:04:15 +0000

please. stop watching f1 for good. what are you, 12? never saw monaco 84, estoril 85, interlagos 91 and 93, donnington 93, suzuka 88,90,91 and 93? and those are just examples. mmm i think schumacher was racing in all these ones hah?

By: thanavud

thanavud — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:29:35 +0000

If schumacher is a better driver than Senna then (1) he shouldn’t beg Rubin for that Austrian GP win, Should he ?!!!!1??. (2) why hit Damon Hill to get the F1 title and (3) why did the same with Jac Villeneuve agian . if Schumacher is the best then he shouldn’t have done those 3 above, of which Senna didn’t.

By: alex

alex — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:45:38 +0000

1)In all the races that Schumi competed against Senna, Senna had the better car, and Schumi beat Senna in the championship in his first full season of F1, 1992. In a Benneton. Look at Schumi’s teammates, they didn’t do close to what he did in the Benneton
2)Schumacher is the most strategic, technical driver and further more is very gifted in his driving ability.. Michael took Ferrari on higher level. Senna always moved to better teams. From Lotus to Mclaren easily when Lotus was not seen as good. If Senna was the best he would had changed the team.
3) Both were prepared to drive others off the track deliberately to win world championships. Schumacher did it to Damon Hill at Adelaide in 1994 and tried to do it to Jacques Villeneuve in 1997 at Jeréz, while Senna is remembered for arguably the most outrageous example of on-track brutality at Suzuka in 1989 and 1990.
4) People here criticize Michael for some of his very unfair moves but why aren’t they pointing out the fact that Senna did exactly the same and ADMITTED IT after
5)Senna might be god in qualifying but cannot match Schumi over a race distance.
And u gotta think whats more important qualify or whole race? Senna’s qualifying ability means little in terms of his race ability. Even when Schumacher does not qualify especially well he is still able to finish well, usually on top of the podium, because he is able to constantly deliver laps faster than the rest of the field
6)I feel that winning a Race proves the worthiness of a driver much more than qualifying.
Michael has always had in his hand the fastest cars of the grid, huh??? This is only true in 2001, 2002 and 2004. I agree that Senna was one of the best & perhaps the most aggressive, Michael Schumacher is the Complete Driver.
7)In the years that they did race against each other, Schumacher was able to push on Senna despite being less experienced and in an inferior car
Senna just got the crowd in his back because he died so tragically.
Its known that dead artists or drivers whatever get more known and appreciated then the still living.
8)Even when MS was almost a rookie in 1993 (though made debut in 91) the F1 world was already questioning who was better Senna or Schumacher, This fact answering the question whos better.
Michael Schumacher greatest driver ever . Thats all!
9) Another facts: a) Senna during 84-93 seasons(after 9 full seasons) won 41 races while retired 47 times , Schumacher during 92-01 seasons (after 9 full) won 53 races while retired 40 times and plus broke leg and missed 6 gp in 1999.
b) Senna won first 40 races 28 times from pole position but Schumacher won his first 40 races just 10 times from pole. And Senna never won any race lower than 5 place on starting grid but Michael did it 3 times from his first 40 victorious races.
10) I think Schumacher would win based purely on his relentless race pace. Over a race distance Schumacher was the fastest driver ever in my opinion. Schumacher had 76 fastest laps in his career compared with Sennas 19. Senna would win over one lap in qualifying but in a race i give it to Schumacher everytime.
11) Senna was fast but erratic
12) Michael Schumacher has a number of intrinsic strengths that makes him so formidable. He is easily the most ruthless and aggressive driver on the circuit; he has no qualms creating situations that are conducive to accidents if he has to get his way. There is no one who comes close to him in wet-weather conditions (Michael and Ayrton equal in wet-weather that’s simple truth). Apart from the fact that he is a great racing driver, he understands all the factors that go into a win. There is no one who understands a racecar better than him. His greatest strength is that he has the ability to motivate the entire team of Ferrari engineers and technicians to give him the fastest car possible.
13) Schumacher beated Senna more times than Senna beated Schumacher. Schumacher scored much more points since 1992 than Senna! Schumacher was magic in barcelona 92 beated only by super williams of Mansell, in the rain, while Senna made 2 spins, and Schumi won in spa 92 under the rain, and was better than super-williams of Mansell and Patrese and of course better than Senna. Schumi overtook Senna many times, more than Senna overtook Schumi. Schumi 36%wins, Senna25%. Schumi 10% accidents, Senna 13%.
14) 1993 European grand prix: Many say this was Senna’s greatest drive, but he dismissed this, saying it was “easy” because of traction-control (but people forget that he had traction control (reportedly the most evolved at the time) where Schumacher didn’t have (only in Monaco some races after).
15) Senna has just 19 fastest laps after 41 victorious races while Schumacher has 41 fastest laps after 41 victorious races (and Michael reached 19 fastest laps in his career already after 1995 french gp)
16) No other team in f1 history had so much amount to her driver like Ferrari had to Michael
17) Michael Schumacher towers over his era in Formula One like an omnipotent colossus. It was a move rooted in hubris – he wanted to become a legend by becoming known as the man who returned greatness to the sport’s most legendary team. He paid the price for a few years as Ferrari struggled to beat Williams and then McLaren – but since 2000 the German and his team have indeed carved out the “Ferrari era”. Peerless in wet or dry, in qualifying or race, in pure driving terms and in motivating a team, Schumacher is the greatest driver of all time.

By: laze

laze — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:53:14 +0000

senna was fair play something that schumacher never was

By: laze

laze — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:50:59 +0000

senna the best

By: rothin

rothin — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:45:42 +0000

Schumi was a fierce racer and as per Senna quote “a driver races to win and not to come 2nd or 3rd..” in interview with Jackie Stewart.. that itself says it all.. schumi was a distinct racer who had the passion and exhuberence to win.. Senna may have been a better human being off the field – but on the race track (battelefield) ther are no friends & foes.. its the zest to win which matters.. Senna showed a good gesture while helping his colleague on the track while Schumi purely did justice to his job by winning the race… So to sum it up.. Schumi went on to prove himself as the all time great in the history of F1 thrashing all the records and collecting the utmost silverware.. Senna: May you sould rest in peace..

By: Christiaan W. Lustig

Christiaan W. Lustig — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:02:01 +0000

I’m writing an interesting what-if story on the Senna vs. Schumacher rivalry. Ayrton Senna survives his San Marino accident and returns behind the wheel of the Williams-Renault at the Monaco Grand Prix. He takes on Schumacher for the World Championship in the remaining 13 GPs across all continents. The title battle comes down to a thrilling climax in Adelaide, Australia, in ‘The Encounter Down Under: an alternate version of the 1994 Formula One season’. See http://www.encounterdownunder.com