Formula 1: More Drivers Records

We’ve talked about a lot of Formula 1 drivers records before, yet there are still so many interesting things to uncover from the long history of Formula 1. In this second part, we are going to take a look at more interesting facts about Formula 1 drivers. Let’s have a look!

We already know that Michael Schumacher is holding the record for most victories in Formula 1. He is way ahead of his competitions; the closest driver is Alain Prost with 51 victories. However, Michael Schumacher is only third when it comes to percentage of victories compared to the number of appearances. The person holding that record is Juan Manuel Fangio who won 24 out of 52 races.

Both Alberto Ascari and Michael Schumacher are holding the record for most consecutive wins with 7 wins each. Ascari did it in the 1952–53 season while Schumacher accomplish it in the 2004 season. Also in 2004, Schumacher matched Nigel Mansell’s record for most consecutive wins from the first race of the season with 5 wins.

Lewis Hamilton along with Jacques Villeneuve are holding the record for most wins in their first Formula 1 season. Villeneuve won 4 races in his first Formula 1 season in 1997 while Hamilton won 4 races in his debut year in 2007. However, Hamilton was not the youngest driver to win a Formula 1 race even though he was only 22 years and 154 days when he won the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix; the youngest winner is Sebastian Vettel who won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix at the age of 21 years and 73 days.