Top 5 German F1 drivers of all time

Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is the most successful racing driver from Germany after Michael Schumacher

What can one possibly say about a driver who has to his credit, an excellent tally of 52 race wins, 38 alone with Red Bull, 112 podiums, 55 poles, and 36 fastest laps?

If that's not greatness, then what is? While many would narrow that staggering record into being worthy of only statistical greatness, how many drivers, it must be asked, have neared that big a tally from Germany, with the exception of M.Schumacher?

Well, yes, while a lot about Sebastian Vettel has seemed underwhelming, particularly if you are a Ferrari fan, one cannot possibly deny the Heppenheim-born driver's ability to fight on the track and give it his everything.

The fiery drives at Bahrain, the rip-roaring contests won at Spa, Monza, even India; Vettel happens to be one of the most explosive talents to have ever graced the sport. Right?

But in here's a catch. Not Formula 1's most admired driver at the moment, say someone of the class and stature as a Fangio, from the onset of his famous 2008 victory at the Italian GP (in a Toro Rosso) to the moment he sealed four back-to-back world titles, Sebastian Vettel was the darling of the media.

But it'll be interesting to see whether Vettel can make do for a lot many lost opportunities of beating his arch-rival, correction, make that arch-nemesis, Lewis Hamilton in what lies ahead of us.