Ayrton Senna was chosen best driver in the history of Formula One
Three times world champion Ayrton Senna has been voted the best Formula One driver of all time in a remarkable poll.
In an Autosport magazine survey taken by 217 drivers, seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher — one of those polled — had to settle for second place. Juan Manuel Fangio, who won five titles between 1951 and 1957, was third.
Senna died in a crash at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix after winning 41 races.
The top 10 F1 drivers of all time: 1 Ayrton Senna; 2 Michael Schumacher; 3 Juan Manuel Fangio; 4 Alain Prost; 5 Jim Clark; 6 Jackie Stewart; 7 Niki Lauda; 8 Stirling Moss; 9 fernando Alonso; 10 Gilles Villeneuve.
Each voter, including the oldest living F1 driver in 98-year-old Paul Pietsch and surviving grand prix winner in Jose Froilan Gonzalez, was asked to name their top 10.
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