The Dutchman is also leading the 2024 standings and could claim a fourth straight crown which would make Verstappen just the fifth driver in F1 history to achieve said feat.
So, who are those drivers?
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2002
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Race wins during dominant run: 48 from 85 starts
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Poles during dominant run: 40
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Podiums during dominant run: 66
Michael Schumacher holds the record for the most consecutive F1 drivers’ championships, as he won five on the bounce from 2000 to 2004. It began with a risky move to the struggling Ferrari team in 1996, which hadn’t won a title for 13 years while Schumacher was the reigning, two-time world champion following a successful stint with Benetton.
It took a while for the German to claim his third crown because the Scuderia needed a big rebuild, and Schumacher helped by bringing designer Rory Byrne and technical director Ross Brawn with him from Benetton.
The three of them, alongside team boss Jean Todt, are credited for building Ferrari into a championship-winning organisation once again. It started with the constructors’ title in 1999, before Schumacher finally became a triple world champion in 2000 when he clinched the crown at the penultimate round.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1, 3rd position, performs celebratory donuts after the race
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Race wins during dominant run: 42 from 78 starts
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Poles during dominant run: 37
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Podiums during dominant run: 61
Lewis Hamilton won four consecutive titles from 2017 to 2020, during which…
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