In terms of longest winless streaks among F1 World Champions, Lewis Hamilton's current run is dwarfed by many others...
Even the very best F1 drivers suffer winless streaks in their careers, with Lewis Hamilton currently going through the longest barren period in his Formula 1 career.
In terms of criteria, then, we are looking at the drivers for which World title glory has come, and then race-winning machinery has gone from underneath them, making the longest gaps between race victories after winning a title. His final three seasons spent with his privateer Team Surtees brought with them the natural teething problems that would be expected in moving into Formula 1, having already had success in CanAm and Formula 5000.
But without a win to start the 2024 season, he has moved past three other World Champions on this list, with a big milestone up next if he cannot take to the top step in Japan or China.Like Piquet, Andretti’s last victory came before his World Championship was officially confirmed, winning the previous round in Zandvoort before title glory was sealed in Italy – albeit in solemn circumstances after his Lotus team-mate Ronnie Peterson crashed and subsequently died of his injuries in the same race.
But after winning in Singapore in 2019, Vettel would not stand on the top step again in F1, with Ferrari producing a car in 2020 that was nowhere near capable of challenging for wins, combined with the news that he would not be having his contract renewed beyond the end of that season. After taking his 15th career victory at Interlagos in 2012, only one more podium finish would come for the popular Briton, whose time with McLaren would see the team slide down the order through the following season.
Unfortunately, it would not bring the success he would have wanted, even though three points finishes in their debut season will have been no mean feat at that point. Sadly, that would prove to be his final win in F1, with a move to Alfa Romeo meaning the last 60 races of his illustrious career would pass without another victory – which in itself would be enough for a separate entry onto this list.
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