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Michael Schumacher (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 F1 World Champion)
Michael Schumacher (born 3 January 1969 in Hürth-
Hermülheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia,
West Germany) is a German Formula One racing driver
who most recently drove for Mercedes. He has seven
world titles (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), 91
wins, 77 fastest laps, and 155 podiums. Schumacher had
for some time stood head and shoulders above other
Formula One drivers during his career. Schumacher
made an immediate impact driving at the Belgian Grand
Prix in 1991 at Spa for Jordan, and moved to Benetton the
next race, eventually winning the title in 1994
controversially and the 1995 title with relative ease. He
moved to Ferrari in 1996, and after four years without success (and even getting disqualified
from the championship in 1997), Schumacher won five titles in a row to end Ferrari's 21-year
driver's title drought in style, setting many records in the process, including most wins in a
season and most points before the 2010 points system overhaul. After a difficult 2005 and nearly
winning the title in 2006, Schumacher retired from F1. After nearly returning in 2009 to cover
for Felipe Massa, Schumacher returned to F1 in 2010 with Mercedes without much success,
taking just one podium on his return at the 2012 European Grand Prix.
He was replaced at Mercedes in 2013 by Lewis Hamilton, and subsequently following this
announcement, Schumacher opted to enter his second retirement from F1 at the end of the 2012
season. On 29 December 2013, Schumacher suffered a serious head injury following a fall while
skiing in the French Alps. Schumacher was skiing off-piste in the resort of Meribel, France,
when he fell and hit his head on a rock. Having been airlifted to hospital in Grenoble,
Schumacher was kept in a medically-induced coma until mid-June. He was moved home in
September.
Vettel is currently the holder of numerous records in F1, most notably including Youngest
Polesitter, Youngest World Champion, Youngest Double World Champion, Youngest Triple
Word Champion, Youngest Quadruple World Champion and Most consecutive victories in
consecutive events. Vettel's first title, 2010, was won at the final race. He had not led the
championship until the final race, taking the title off Fernando Alonso. In 2011, Vettel
dominated, winning 11 of the 19 races, and taking his second championship with ease. 2012 was
a different story, as the RB8 was slow out the blocks, but towards the end it came strong. Vettel
was able to win four races in a row to successfully defend his title from Alonso. For 2013, Vettel
strolled to his fourth title after a slow start, finishing the season with nine consecutive wins as
he broke his 2011 points tally. A switch to new regulations in 2014 cut out Red Bull's – and
Vettel's – advantage. He left the team for 2015, joining Ferrari on an initial three-year contract.
He then left for Aston Martin in 2021. As 2013 World Champion, Vettel held the number 1 car
for 2014, but switched to his permanent number 5, in 2015.
Lewis Hamilton (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 F1 World Champion)
Hamilton was born in England in 1985. His father’s family is
originally from the Central American state of Grenada, an island in
the southeastern Caribbean Sea. His parents separated when he was
only two years old, but he loved to spend time with his father,
especially when they would go to Go-Kart tracks together. His
father did everything he could to support his son’s passion. He kept
four different jobs and stayed up at night for hours in the garage
repairing old karts. It’s also thanks to him that, at the age of ten,
Hamilton won his first national championship. This gave him the
opportunity to meet McLaren founder and president Ron Dennis.
The encounter changed his life: just two years later, he signed a
contract with the British racing team and, from that point onwards,
just kept winning. His Formula 1 debut took place in 2007. One year
later, at the tender age of 23 years, Hamilton celebrated his first
championship victory, with Ron Dennis as team leader. He won six
more World Championships in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020,
together with the Mercedes team. Hamilton is also the driver with
the most victories (94 out of 263 races), top-three finishes (163) and pole positions (97) in the
history of the competition. When he started in 2007, Hamilton was the first black driver to ever
race in the sport, and, as of 2020, remains the only one.
Kimi Raikkonen (2007 F1 World Champion)