

They are head and shoulders above the rest. He overtook Schumacher's previous record of 91 with victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix in October 2020.

The record of consecutive F1 championships belongs to Schumacher, who swept all before him in securing five title wins on the bounce between 20.

How Hamilton compares to the other greats We have crunched the numbers to see how the legends in the sport compare. However, Verstappen has a long way to go to match Hamilton overall, who holds the record number for most pole positions and race wins. Lewis Hamilton's win at the Turkish Grand Prix in 2020 secured his seventh title after previous successes in 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 20.īut in 2021 it was a different story, as Max Verstappen claimed his first championship with Red Bull in controversial circumstances.
