5 greatest German F1 drivers of all time 

#1 Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher is the true 'GOAT' of Formula One racing. The German is the only driver in the history of the sport to win seven World Championships, and did so by dominating much of the 90s and early 2000s. He won the first of his seven titles in 1994 while driving with Benetton in the same year that Ayrton Senna was tragically killed driving for Williams.

He won in 1995 as well before dominating the early 2000s with five straight Championship victories from 2000-2004. He finally called it quits in 2006 after a win in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza before making a heroic return to racing with Mercedes in 2010.

There is no doubt that he is the undisputed king of racing, but Schumacher's current condition is an unenviable one following a serious ski accident in 2013 that all but took his life. Regardless, he will always be considered as one of Germany's greatest gifts to the world of motorsports.