Formula 1 Greats

FORM ULA IS MO ST DECO RATE D DRI VERS. 1985- 2015 With the F1 season upon us again, we take a look at the most decorated champions over the last 30 years. GERMANY CHAMPIONSHIPS I MICHAEL SCHUMACHER V.PowerAD der DEBUT 1991 Belgian Grand Prix, racing for Jordan F1. AM ETIHAD Most decorated champion in F1 history with 7 titles. Holds the record of the most F1 wins with 91. Won two titles with Benetton in 1994 and 1995, achieving eight victories in '94 and nine in '95. Schumacher dominated the sport from 2000-2004, winning five titles with Ferrari. The most impressive of these was in 2004 where Schumacher won 13 of the 18 races. pde hoго BDGEST 10 With British driver Damon Hill, who he beat RIVALRY to the title in '94 and '95. redafone FRANCE 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2 I ALAIN PROST DEBUT 1980 Argentinian Grand Prix, racing for McLaren. LIU Nicknamed, "The Professor", for his calculated approach to driving. Won four Championships between 1985 and 1993. Prost won 51 races throughout his F1 career and held Pole on 33 occasions. PILOT DACIA PILOT EIAT His first victory came at home, in Dijon, France. EUR ATACAR ANDROS Ca PILOT EURODATACAR Three of Prost's titles were achieved with McLaren in '85, '86 and 89 and he was runner up on two occasions. McLaren His final championship victory came with Williams in 1993. Alain I A 2oa In 1990, Ayrton Senna prevented Prost winning RIVALRY consecutive titles by crashing into him in the season finale. GERMANY 4 CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 SEBASTIEN VETTEL DEBUT 2007 U.S. Grand Prix, racing for BMW Sauber Became the youngest driver ever to score a championship point, at 19, on his debut. At 2008 Italian Grand Prix, he became the youngest driver in history to win a Grand Prix, at 21 years of age. Santander championships to date with between 2010 and 2014. V-PowerA AMD Vettel joined Red Bull in 2009 and won his four In 2013, he became the youngest ever driver to win three consecutive titles, at 25, a record previously held by Ayrton Senna. Also matched Michael Schumacher's record for number of wins in a season: 13. Vettel has 39 career wins to date and 66 podium finishes. He joins Ferrari on a three year contract starting for the 2015 season, making him one of the highest earners in the sport. Pepe Jeamo LONDON CIS FO Vettel and Mark Webber were RIVALRY teammates and rivals at Red Bull with the German having the edge. BRAZIL 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS 4 I AYATON SENNA DEBUT 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, racing for Toleman. McLareń All of Senna's three championship wins came with McLaren. Senna won 41 races in total and took pole position on 65 different occasions. Held the record of most pole positions from 1989 to 2006. FIAT Won a record six times at the Monaco Grand Prix. Shell Senna died in 1994 when his Williams left the track at 191 mph at the San Marino Grand Prix, Italy. BOSS ell 2oa In 1988, Senna and Prost won all but one of the RIVALRY 16 Grand Prix that year, with Senna claiming his TAULDS first championship. NACIONA DA NACIO GREAT BRITAIN 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS 5 I LEWIS HAMILTON DEBUT 2007 Australian Grand Prix, racing for McLaren. HAD Hamilton became the second youngest World Champion ever, in 2008 at 23. Santander AMD ETIHAD Began his career in Formula 1 with McLaren in 2007, winning four races and losing out on the Championship by a single point. Took his first title with McLaren in a thrilling final race climax in 2008, overtaking on the final corner to finish in the required fifth place. McLareń Has won 33 races to date and finished on pole 38 times. Hamilton won his second championship in 2014 this time with Mercedes, beating childhood friend Nico Rosberg to the title, in the final race of the BlackBerry PETRONAS season. BlackBerry. Lewis Hamilton is now Britain's most successful Formula 1 driver ever. PETRONAS 10a Fernando Alonso in 2008 and Nico Rosberg in RIVALRY 2014, both teammates. LHAMILTON REFERENCES www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/10844165/Lewis-Hamiltons-rivalry-with-Nico-Rosberg-echoes-my-struggle- with-Ayrton-Senna-says-Alain-Prost.html www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/101433-great-rivalries-ayrton-senna-vs-alain-prost atlasf1.autosport.com/99/fra/preview/horton.html f1-grandprix.com/?page_id3D3158 www.forbes.com/profile/sebastian-vettel/ www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/45/ www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/828/ www.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/11608.html www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sport/formula-one/a-history-of-drama-and-tension-fuels-mark-webber-and-sebastian-vettels-on-track-rivalry/ story-e6frf3zl-1226605232000 First Aid I WHEELS Alloy Wheel Speealist www.fawheels.co.uk