Which athlete do you consider to be the best in the world?

But with that phrase about the clearly strongest car for 5 years in a row, you completely destroyed the argument: either you're just a Schumacher hater (he annoyed many people, there's no denying it), or you don't really understand Formula 1...

I've been following Formula 1 since 1985, when Prost first became Champion. Regarding the strongest car. The strongest car isn't the one that goes the fastest, but the one that is strong overall. Yes, in 2000, McLaren was at least as good as Ferrari, but they lost the title only because of their own mistakes. But in 2001, things were different. McLaren was fast, but unreliable, which is why Coulthard only competed with Schumacher until Monaco, when his car stalled on the starting lap of the warm-up, and instead of starting from pole position, he started from the back of the grid. And Mika, in his favorite Spain, stalled on the last lap and instead of winning, he finished 9th. In 2003, many teams were good, including McLaren and Williams, and even Renault showed good performances at times, but overall, Ferrari was slightly better, and that slight advantage was enough for Schumacher to win against Raikkonen.
I'm not diminishing Michael's achievements. Yes, I wasn't his fan, but when he demonstrated exceptional skill on the track, I sincerely admired him, and in 2006, I was very upset by his departure, as an entire era ended with him. Because after the era of Prost and Senna, which tragically ended in Imola in 1994, the era of Schumacher began. Just him. No Hills, Villeneuve, or Hakkinen can compare to him, although in each individual championship, I supported them in their rivalry with Schumacher.
But despite all this, I don't consider him the GREATEST athlete in the world. Even in Formula 1, there are those who are no less than him, and if they are, it's only slightly. Fangio, Stewart, Lauda, Prost, Senna...

Yes, and Formula 1 is the ultimate sport.