JAKARTA - Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Formula 1 sports, a vote to determine the most influential person in the auto racing event who started its first grand prix at Silverstone, England in 1950 was made. As a result, seven times world champion Michael Schumacher won the most votes.
The results of the voting involving thousands of fans were revealed by Formula 1 on its official website, Wednesday, May 13. In the initial voting round, Schumacher eliminated other world champions such as Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna and Juan Manuel Fangio as well as Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari.
Then Schumacher got the most votes after supremo Bernie Ecclestone by pocketing 61 percent of the votes in the final vote.
There are 32 names in the voting list which are divided into four categories; riders, team heads, technical innovators, and game changers or agents of change.
Schumacher - having had a golden age with Ferrari - has not yet made public appearances after he injured his head in a ski accident in 2013.
The legendary German racer still holds the record for most world championships after winning the 1994 and 1995 seasons with Benetton, then 2000-2004 with Ferrari.
The racer who is familiarly called Schumacher also has the highest number of wins, namely 91 times. Lewis Hamilton, who is currently racing for Mercedes, has a chance to break both of Schumacher's records.
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