Lewis Hamilton has recently won his seventh Formula One title and many are saying that he is now in equal stead with Michael Schumacher, who achieved the same feat before retirement. But for Mick, son of the legendary German racer, there is no debate at all as his father is the greatest of all time.
As Hamilton is still racing, he is expected to win more world championships and the possibility is high he will someday be regarded the best driver to ever live, likely eclipsing icons such as Schumacher and Ayrton Senna. The younger, however, has his eyes on one GOAT.
"For me, he is the all-time best in this sport, to which he has given his all. I don't see why I should disregard that," The Daily Mail reported Schumacher as saying, citing the news story published by German publication Bild.
The recent F2 champion added he is well aware of his father's greatness and he expected to be compared with his old. Schumacher said he doesn't see a problem why people tend to use his father as a point of comparison to his racing career.
According to Schumacher: "All the questions and comparisons with my father do not bother me."
And it seemed that the close scrutiny and referencing to his father will not stop anytime soon. Mick will enter the same world that made the name Schumacher a winning F1 brand in 2021. He is set to race for U.S. team Haas and start on the road of his own greatness.
The expectations are high and racing analysts said the younger Schumacher has all elements working in favor. They agree that the rising star has the talent but not yet at the level that saw Michael capturing world titles in successive years.
It is quite a boost as well that Mick enjoyed a good head start on the account of his surname. The brand delivered the support he needs and it's up to the young man to chart a course all for himself, observers said.
The 51-year-old Schumacher got his name immortalized mostly while racing for Ferrari. His last race was with Mercedes in 2012 then the German opted to retire. It could be that more championships are for Schumacher to take but such hope was dashed for good in the following year.
In December 2013, Schumacher figured in a skiing accident while vacationing in France and suffered a head trauma that left him paralyzed. Since then, details about the sportsman's health status were kept from the public but there were talks of the F1 icon in a vegetative state due to the brain injury he sustained.
The Sun said the last encouraging news about Schumacher came from his friend and former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt. The Frenchman reported of a conscious Schumacher during his last visit in Switzerland and the racing champ was keeping tabs on Mick's career.
