The four-time world champions Verstappen joins in the all-time list – and those still left ahead of him
Four-time world champion Verstappen now joins usArticleFour-time world champion Verstappen joins all-time list – and those still ahead of himMax Verstappen is now one of the few drivers in Formula 1 history to become a four-time world champion, after winning the title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
In light of the Dutchman’s achievements, we take a look at the famous names he joins on the all-time list – as well as the three still ahead of him…Four-time Formula 1 world championAlain Prost (1985, 1986, 1989, 1993)After Alain Prost took his first home victory at the 1981 French Grand Prix, he never looked back. The driver, who later became known as a “professor,” won the next year, but he experienced the glory of championship with McLaren in 1985, and he was the first French world in France. I became a champion.It was easy to repeat a feat to win the title in 1986.
The title was given glory for intensive rivals with teammates, Ahton Senya. The duo dominated the 1988 season, with McLaren winning all but one race, but it was Senna who claimed his first championship.Tensions escalated in 1989, culminating in a controversial collision at the season finale at Suzuka, which ultimately saw Prost claim the drivers’ crown. After moving to Ferrari in 1990, the story was repeated when the couple was again involved in a controversial confrontation in the same place, and Senna claimed the championship on this occasion.
The relationship between Prost and Scuderia deteriorated in 1991, following which the French made an early release until the end of the season. After a holiday in 1992, Prost returned to the grid with Williams in 1993 and won his fourth and final title before retiring from the sport at the end of the campaign.
Continued belowprost.jpgProst won his fourth and final world championship with Williams in 1993 before retiring from the sport.Sebastian Vettel (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)Sebastian Vettel made his mark in Formula One with a surprise first victory at a rain-soaked Monza in 2008, still his first full season in the sport with Toro Rosso. In 2009, a stage was followed by the main team of Red Bull, before Vettel joined as Fernando Alonso, Jenson Batton and Lewis Hamilton in Hotly, the title of 2010.It was a Vettel who became the winner, who made him the youngest world champion in history at 23 and 134 days. His 2011 title defence proved easier, with the German claiming his second championship with four races remaining.
Things were not as simple in 2012, however, with eight different winners from six teams. Alonso led the order by the mid-race, but successive wins then saw Vettel back into the fight. An accident on the first lap of the Brazilian final dropped the Red Bull driver back, but he made an incredible comeback to finish sixth and finish three points behind Alonso in the title hunt.
Vettel achieved this feat four times in a row for himself and his team in 2013, following in the illustrious footsteps of Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher.Noida, India – October 27: Race winner and 2013 Formula One World Champion Sebastian VettelVettel succumbed to the RB9 after clinching fourth place in the title at the 2013 Indian Grand Prix.Five-time Formula One World ChampionJuan Manuel Fangio (1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)One of the most respected names in the history of Formula One, Juan Manuel Fangio’s record of five world championships stood unbroken for decades.
The Argentinian made his debut in the first season of Formula 1 in 1950 and quickly won his first title a year later with Alfa Romeo.After having been broken in a heavy accident during a non-championship event in Monza in 1952, Fangio returned to action in 1953, a season when he finished second behind Alberto Ascari. But a string of unprecedented success over the years began in 1954, when Fangio switched from Maserati to Mercedes and took a triumphant return.Fangio won another title with the Silver Arrows in 1955, after which he joined Ferrari, winning his fourth championship in 1956.
His fifth and final victory came after his return to Maserati in 1957, when he took his final, and what many believe to be his greatest, race victory at the German Grand Prix, recovering from a nightmarish stand-stop to pull ahead of his rivals.Fangio remained the only man to win five Formula One World Championships until Michael Schumacher equalled the record in 2002.Juan Manuel Fangio, Maserati A6GCM, French Grand Prix, Reims, 5 July 1953. (Photo credit: BernardFangio’s five F1 World titles remained undefeated for decadesSeven-time F1 World ChampionMichael Schumacher (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)After a short but strong debut for Jordan at the 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher quickly signed with Benetton and won his first race in 1992.
His championship debut followed in 1994, although it came after a somewhat controversial clash between the two teams, in Australia, where he battled rival Damon Hill for the title. After winning a second consecutive title in 1995, Schumacher opted to join Ferrari in 1996, a team that was struggling to match its glory days. A broken leg in 1999 interrupted his title run, but he had no such issues in 2000, winning the Scuderia’s first championship in 21 years.
This marked the start of a dominant era in which Schumacher and Ferrari would win four consecutive championships, including a particularly impressive performance in 2002 when Schumacher ultimately won the drivers’ title with six races to go.The spell was broken by Fernando Alonso and Renault in 2005, and Schumacher retired from the sport at the end of 2006, although he returned for three years with Mercedes in 2010.
Though this comeback was a far cry from his winning days, Schumacher’s place in the history books was already firmly and truly cemented as a seven-time world champion.Many Courses – July 21: Michael Schumacher receives applause from the Ferrari team after his victorySchumacher led Fangio to five world titles in 2002, and won two more championships in the following years.Lewis Hamilton (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)This incredible streak of seven titles seemed unbreakable for a while, until Lewis Hamilton matched Schumacher’s dominance and surpassed several other records set by the legendary German driver. Like Schumacher before him, Hamilton made an immediate impression during his campaign new arrivals in 2007, the year he and the two -step world champion McLaren Fernando Alonso have almost won the title. After Also left the team at the end of this busy season, Hamilton became the team leader and won his first champion-project style to the 2008 Brazil Grand Prix.
The next few years brought many ups and downs for Hamilton, but a surprise move to Mercedes in 2013 proved to be an inspired move, with the Silver Arrows successfully implementing new technical regulations in 2014 to become the strongest team on the grid. As a result, he returned to Hamilton’s glory championship during this season, and he won the title in five years in the next six years, and the teammate Nicolosberg won the intense team battle in 2016 and stopped the race. 。 In 2020, Hamilton was comparable to Schumacher’s historic feat.
