India, Nov. 12 -- Best of all time?

Long ago, I gave up arguing about who is the best Formula 1 driver of all time. It's a subjective thing, and while magazines use it to stir up discussion, interest and - of course - sales, there are no answers. The answer is what you want it to be - even for those dreadful people on social media who think they are always right about everything. Anyway, the only way one can make any quantitative judgements is using statistics - and, as Disraeli pointed out: There are 'lies, damned lies, and statistics.'

By winning his 92nd victory, with a dominant display of ability at Portimao, in Portugal, Lewis Hamilton became the most successful race winner in F1 history - passing the mark set by Michael Schumacher b...