Schumacher is the most successful F-1 driver ever period.
Perhaps Clark if he had lived would have been as great. Senna,no. The McLaren of the day was as dominant as the Ferrari in 2002.
Let's not forget these guys aren't pedalling the cars. The fastest CAR nearly always wins.Schumacher won championshipS in a Ferrari before it was the fastest car!
Last year, by all rights should have been Kimi's year if his shitbox car could stay together to finish a race (McLaren has a fancy new HQ though). Ferrari's(Bridgestone's)performance was dismal, yet Schumacher was right there in the end.
I am a fan of the red cars and Schumacher. I don't care if he's a dick or not, he's paid to drive the car. His on track "lapses" are sometimes calculated.He is above all a competitor.
ALL of these guys have huge balls and egos to match, if some get their feelings hurt too bad. Some may hate him but ALL respect his ability to kick their ever lovin' ass on any given day.
Rumor is that Alonso is upset that he doesn't get the respect on track that Schumacher does. Duh!
Schumacher is also sympathetic of the machine and able to communicate with the engineers effectively.
A lot of people bitch when a team or driver dominates. I don't understand why, it's supposed to be competition after all. Some will always be better, lots better is mighty impressive.