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Obviously it's Markus Winkelhock.
On a more serious note... I think it's really hard to tell tbh. What really constitutes a GOAT? Is it titles won? Is it win percentage? Is it adaptability? I really don't think there is one single GOAT. Rather, there are many GOATs of their respective times:
The likes of Fangio were real madmen who feared nothing. There was a reason these cars were called coffins on wheels. Imagine driving at 250 km/h without seatbelts around a "race track" that nowadays wouldnÄt even be considered roads.
Then there was Jim Clark who competed in several championships at the same time across the globe and who so tragically lost his life while having already broken several records. What could have been?
Then there is Lauda who, only weeks after having had one of the most horrible crashes ever witnessed, sat back in that car to persue his championship endeavours.
Then there is obviously Senna, another tragic casualty of this incredibly dangerous sport, who managed so many crazy overtakes and battles with the likes of Prost.
Then there is Schumi, who changed our perception of what is possible and who changed the way drivers train and work forever.
Then there is Alonso, who manages to win not only in F1, but across so many disciplines and still return in 2021.
And obviously there is Lewis, who, like Schumi, changed what we perceive as possible in this sport.
In my opinion, there is no single GOAT. This sport has evolved and changed ever since it was created, in order to be the pinnacle of motorsport. So, from my point of view, the drivers I have mentioned (as well as several others I left out), should be considered as the GOATs who made this sport into what it is. They were and are generational talents who changed the whole game forever and advanced our perception of what is feasible.
[And of course there is Mahaveer Raghunathan...]
