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Stats are an indicator of performance, they can not give the whole story. Clearly they illustrate the most successful driver of that year, but between years and eras they have significantly less usefulness. Ascari dominated in 1952, won every race he entered; but the stats of 4 wins and 36 points are not comparable with the winning season of any modern champion.
So I don't believe we can make useful comparisons between drivers from different eras, and therefore can not use stats to say one driver is greater than another. That's why I personally have a top 6 in no particular order. Any decision on the greatest is subjective, and then stats can be used and manipulated to support that subjective choice.
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