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After winning his fourth championship, Lewis Hamilton joins Sebastian Vettel and Alain Prost, who each have three titles, while Juan Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher still occupy the top spots in the rankings. The British driver nevertheless holds several records in Formula 1.
“Records are made to be broken,” said Sebastian Vettel after Max Verstappen's first victory in Spain last season, which earned the Dutchman the title of youngest race winner.
Lewis Hamilton took that phrase to heart, smashing the record for pole positions that was once held by Michael Schumacher (68) and Ayrton Senna (65). His 72 poles, a number that will only increase as the season progresses, are now the new benchmark, both in terms of pure speed over a single lap and in terms of sheer number. He also leads the rankings for front row starts, with 117 to his name. Thanks to the more generous points system introduced in recent years, the four-time world champion now holds the record for the most points scored, with 2,580, leaving Vettel nearly 400 points behind him. Hamilton shows no signs of slowing down; he has never finished lower than fifth in the championship (the only exceptions being 2009 and 2011), and several important milestones remain within his reach.
While matching Michael Schumacher's 91 victories still seems a distant dream, Hamilton's 62 wins could, in theory, reach that figure if he maintains a pace of ten wins per season for the next three years. The challenge, however, is to stay at the top in a year when Ferrari and Red Bull are showing impressive progress. Fastest laps are not Hamilton's strong point. With 38 fastest laps to his name, he is behind Kimi Raikkonen (45) and far behind Schumacher (77), who remains unmatched. The record for the number of podium finishes, however, seems more achievable. Schumacher has 155 podium finishes, while Hamilton already has 116. With a schedule of around 20 races per year and his current form, the Briton could well close the gap.
