The one who was McLaren’s golden boy, established the record of being the driver who needed the fewest races to drink the champagne at the top of the podium.
Lewis Hamilton is hungry for wins Even though I’m already 38 years old. The British driver has some of the most incredible records in Formula 1, such as having seven World Cups to his credit or having won at least one race in the Grand Circus. for 15 consecutive seasons.
We are precisely going to talk today about victories and a record that Hamilton sees as almost impossible to beat at this point in his film as a pilot. The one who was McLaren’s golden boy established the record of being the driver who needed the fewest races to drink the champagne at the top of the podium.
Next, We review those pilots who were early and who agree that they were all world champions:
LEWIS HAMILTON (6 RACES)
LEWIS HAMILTON (6 RACES)The British inaugurated his record in 2007 winning with McLaren in his rookie year. At that time, he experienced a fratricidal fight with his teammate Fernando Alonso, in one of the rivalries most remembered in the history of the Great Circus.
Hamilton debuted the record (where there are 103 victories right now) winning in the Canadian Grand Prix ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Alex Wurz, in a very unusual race with rainy conditions. Of course, that early triumph proved not to be a flash in the pan, accompanied by a record of scandal.
AYRTON SENNA (17 RACES)
AYRTON SENNA (17 RACES)The Brazilian is a Formula 1 legend for always being a pioneer in what he did. Senna made his debut with the mediocre Toleman team in 1984, getting a podium that same year of debut. The next year, Already with a Lotus, he drank the champagne at the top of the podium in his second race with the British at the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Senna, who would die in Imola nine years after opening his record, became a legend in Formula 1 winning three championship titles, 41 victories and 65 pole positions. The Brazilian left his work incomplete, although it served as an inspiration for future generations.
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER (18 RACES)
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER (18 RACES)The kaiser made his big debut in Formula 1 winning in an iconic setting such as the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Schumacher won on the back of the Bennetton, with which two years later he would become world champion, beating Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna.
Schumacher would later win seven championship titles with 91 wins and 68 pole positions. in a time where there were not as many races as today. The legendary German maintains legendary status for having been such an impressive driver since his early days in Formula 1.
SEBASTIAN VETTEL (22 RACES)
SEBASTIAN VETTEL (22 RACES)The German, four times world champion with Red Bull, made his debut in the temple of speed on the back of the modest Toro Rosso. Monza saw Vettel win for the first time in 2008 in a race full of waterbecoming the youngest ever to win a race.
Vettel was always early for everything, including retiring this season at just 34 years old. The German touched glory very early in his career and saw it unnecessary to continue risking more in a world as unpredictable as Formula 1.
MAX VERSTAPPEN (24 RACES)
MAX VERSTAPPEN (24 RACES)Mad Max took Vettel’s record for the youngest winner of a race on his Red Bull debut. The Dutchman was promoted from Toro Rosso to the energy team because of the mediocre results of Daniil Kvyat and he won in Montmeló in a race in which he stood up to Raikkonen and Vettel.
Verstappen proved his worth with that victory that very few can afford, but The World Cups took five years to arrive. He currently accumulates two and anyone would say that his streak is unstoppable in the short term. The Dutchman always had champion material.
FERNANDO ALONSO (29 RACES)
FERNANDO ALONSO (29 RACES)The Asturian debuted his record at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix on the back of a Renault. The Spanish pilot he spent his first season in 2001 at Minardi with hardly any results relevant but, when he was given the opportunity in the French team, he immediately showed a quality that has endured with the victory.
With two World Cups, 32 victories, 98 podiums and 22 pole positions, Fernando Alonso is one of the most successful pilots in history and above all the most durable. From his first podium to his last, 18 seasons passed. If he gets any cash with Aston Martin this year, he would set an all-time record.