PHOTOS: F1 three-time world champions

By mathematically sealing his third world championship, Max Verstappen has joined an elite company.

Of the 34 drivers in the sport’s history who have won a title, the Dutchman is only the 11th to have picked up three (or more).

It sees him join Juan-Manuel Fangio (1951, 1954-57), Sir Jack Brabham (1959-60, 1966), Sir Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971, 1973), Niki Lauda (1975, 1977, 1984), Nelson Piquet (1981, 1983, 1987), Alain Prost (1985-86, 1989, 1993), Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990-91), Michael Schumacher (1994-95, 200-04), Sebastian Vettel (2010-13), and Sir Lewis Hamilton (2008, 2014-15, 2017-20).

 

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