Sebastian Vettel Poised to Replace Michael Schumacher as Formula 1’s New King

There has been a changing of the guard at the top of the Formula 1 tree. The old king has been usurped and we are beginning to see the rise of a potential new king from the free-for-all that has been the way of F1 for the past six years.

The kings, in this case, are Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher. Both German’s, the former was only 4 when the latter—a childhood hero, along with Michael Jordan and, disturbingly, Michael Jackson—drove his first Grand Prix.

Schumacher dominated F1 between 2000 and 2004 and amassed five consecutive world championships to bring his total to seven. He established himself as one of the best drivers the sport has ever seen—some would go as far as to argue that he is th...

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