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Is Ayrton Senna the greatest driver of all time?

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Ayrton Senna is widely regarded as the greatest Formula One driver of all time. In 1988, 1990, and 1991, Ayrton Senna won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship.

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Senna is one of three Brazilian Formula One drivers to have won the World Championship. He has won 41 Grands Prix and 65 pole positions, the latter of which was a record until 2006.

Senna was recognised for his one-lap qualifying speed, and he held the record for most pole positions from 1989 to 2006.

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Ayrton Senna of Brazil and driver of the #1 Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/6B Honda V12 poses for a portrait during practice for the Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix on 28th February 1992 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Kyalami, South Africa.(Photo by Pascal Rondeau/Getty Images)

According to F1, three-time world champion Ayrton Senna is ranked fastest, 0.114s quicker than seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher and 0.275s faster than current world champion Lewis Hamilton.

He was also praised for his wet-weather performances, which included the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, and the 1993 European Grand Prix.

Ayrton Senna has six Monaco Grand Prix victories, is the fifth-most successful driver of all time in terms of race wins, and has won more races for McLaren than any other driver.

 


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