The Greatest: Final Countdown

After weeks of voting from motorsport fans, it has come down to a battle between two of F1's greatest legends.

Michael Schumacher vs Niki Lauda

Two drivers who drove their race machines with absolute finesse.

Formula 1 fans across the world hail Schumacher as the perfect driver with his tenacity and daredevil approach while Lauda is renowned for his never-say-die attitude like when he made a swift comeback from a disastrous 1976 German Grand Prix.

Michael Scumacher

Literally, the most successful Formula One driver alive. Seven world titles, a total of 91 wins and 68 pole positions is unlikely to be overtaken by any other driver in the next decade.

Equally impressive is the fact that after winning his first two titles he left the Benetton team to join Ferrari, who'd barely won in a decade. Schumacher, along with Ross Brawn and Jean Todt, turned the ailing Scuderia into a winning machine like no other.

Niki Lauda

Niki Lauda was the reigning world champion when he was given the last rites by a priest at the trackside after suffering horrendous burns in the 1976 German Grand Prix.

Few ever believed he would race again, yet he was back at the wheel of his Ferrari just six weeks later and only narrowly lost his crown to James Hunt.

A year later Lauda became champion again in 1977 and gained a third title in 1984 when he returned from retirement to drive for McLaren. A true hero.

So which driver gets your vote as The Greatest?

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Contest closes on 5th April.