Nonsense, Lewis is just as good as Michael was and I’m not sure about Senna, could you explain why you think Lewis is nowhere near?
He really isnt.
Lewis benefited massively from design regulation changes that placed his team well above and beyond any other team in terms of engine performance in the paddock. The head start the engine regs gave Lewis compared to his opposition at the time is up there with the Williams in 1992-1993. It also provides them the ability to run higher downforce and also focus on aero development. When Schumacher and Ferrari dominated F1, aside from electronics the basic layout of the car hadn't changed since 1998 when they went to the narrow track and grooved tyres.
Beyond that Lewis has been a good driver on the level of Prost and Alonso et al (although I think Alonso is a better driver), but far from the level of Senna or Schumacher (who for their own independent reasons are on a different planet).
As I have stated previously, Lewis does not deal well with things not going his way. If he'd been in any other car than the Merc in the couple of years, he'd have walked away and thats the general feeling amongst the paddock. He's done it easy since 2014 compared to other teams trying to catch up.
Can you say the same thing about Michael from 2000-2006? No not really.
The title was hard fought in 2000 and then he and Ferrari broke everybody in 2001-2002.
In 2003 Michelin had a superior tyre to Bridgestone up until Italy where they were forced to comply with the existing regulations. That, like 2000, was the year that you saw him shine when you consider the performance of Rubens in comparison.
2004 much like 2002 was a cake walk because that car was so special. Pretty much the same as Mercedes from 2014-16.
2005 was one of his best years in terms of the driver outshining the car. The Ferrari and bridgestone tyre was a horrendous, yet Michael managed to drag that POS to 3rd in the championship ahead of Both Fisichella and Montoya in a far superior car and tyre combo.
2006 was a year to remember. It was the "i'm going out on my terms" performance. Ferrari should have won the title and probably would have if not for the engine blow up in Japan.
But really, what defines Schumacher is the years before the domination when things weren't perfect and he was struggling. In fact, there's pretty much two seasons from 1994 until 2006 where he wasn't in the title hunt until the final round, save for 1999 where he broke his leg at Silverstone.
While Schumacher dominated F1, it wasn't always a cake walk and the reason he could maintain the troughs was because he was mentally strong. Something I am increasingly reluctant to say about Lewis. Even looking at the weekend he had a whinge about team tactics during the race and the one season where he's managed to have a driver pushing him to a title for the whole season, he wilted and lost out.
