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Who’s the F1 GOAT? It’s an endless debate says Natalie

NATALIE PINKHAM Who is best: Senna, Hamilton, Schumacher or recently crowned four time world champion Max Verstappen? And why do we fixate on such comparisons? Is it even possible to make them? It’s like comparing The Beatles to Taylor Swift – you can make a compelling case for both, but what’s the point? Well, it’s been watercooler talk for years – an eternal pastime for F1 fans around the world to debate. It’s a mix of passion, nostalgia and opinion that drives it, but unlike the simple subjectivity of music taste, in F1 we have cold hard data at our disposal, albeit measured in different machinery. Back in the day, drivers wrestled death traps around circuits lined with hay bales. Today, they have halo devices, endless sim training and mountains…

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