Fernando Alonso vs Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher wins this one without much argument: more titles (7 against 2) and a clearer edge in dominance once scaled against their competition, averaging 45% of the maximum possible points per season against 29% for Fernando Alonso. The picture isn't entirely one-sided though: Fernando Alonso shows a better reliability (20.0% against 21.9% in DNFs), while Michael Schumacher keeps the edge in win rate (29.7% against 7.3%), podium rate (50.7% against 24.1%), and pole rate (22.5% against 5.2%). No direct duel possible: they never shared the same garage. To dig further despite the decades between them, the interactive comparison below breaks it down season by season.