Photo Gallery: The four time Formula 1 world champions

Sebastian Vettel’s victory at the Indian GP on the weekend puts his fourth consecutive World Championship title in writing, making him only the fourth man with as many titles to his name. Let’s quickly reflect on the rest.

Love him or loath him, there is no denying Sebastian Vettel is a supreme talent who has wonderfully exploited every opportunity in F1. He joins Fangio and Schumacher as the only men to win four consecutive titles, whilst Alain Prost also managed the feat albeit spread throughout the length of his career.

 

Juan Manual Fangio: 5 titles

1951 (Alfa Romeo), 1954 (Maserati/Mercedes), 1955, (Mercedes), 1956 (Ferrari), 1957 (Maserati)

Alain Prost: 4 Titles

1985 (McLaren), 1986 (McLaren), 1989 (McLaren), 1993 (Williams)

Michael Schumacher : 7 Titles

1994 (Benetton), 1995 (Benetton), 2000 (Ferrari), 2001 (Ferrari), 2002 (Ferrari), 2003 (Ferrari), 2004 (Ferrari)

Sebastian Vettel – 4 Titles (and counting?)
2010 (Red Bull), 2011 (Red Bull), 2012 (Red Bull), 2013 (Red Bull)

These stunning images were taken from the Cahier Archive. The collection, by photographers Bernard Cahier and his son Paul-Henri are part of a massive collection of 400 000 originals of which 17 000+ pictures are currently available on their website.

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