Eight years, minimum winners. That’s the hybrid era of F1 so far

Formula 1 has had eight seasons in the hybrid era and carries with it some not entirely flattering statistics. In more than 150 races, only eleven drivers have passed first under the chequered flag, with the top three teams contributing nine drivers. The new rules could shuffle the cards a bit.

Only Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, two Frenchmen, have achieved a single win without a Red Bull, Mercedes or Ferrari monopoly. A great feat was then accomplished by the duo of Sergio Pérez and Daniel Ricciardo, who recorded victories with two other constructors (Pérez with Red Bull and Racing Point, Ricciardo with Red Bull and McLaren – ed.).

Mercedes has the most first places among the teams, with 111 wins shared by the trio of Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and Nico Rosberg. While Hamilton and Rosberg have reaped championship titles from Mercedes’ dominant era, Bottas has paid the price for his role as team number two, scoring “only” a couple of wins.

In terms of achievements, the second place goes to Red Bull, which celebrated a championship title in 2021 thanks to Max Verstappen. In the Christian Horner-led stable, the aforementioned Pérez and Ricciardo were the first to win. The Mexican did it last year, the Australian Ricciardo won seven times between 2014 and 2018.

And finally, a team whose fans have been waiting in vain for a championship title since 2007. Kimi Räikkönen, who is also among the trio of Ferrari winners in the hybrid era, triumphed then. Since 2014, only Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc have joined the Finn.

Red Formula fans have high hopes for the 2022 season, which could also bring another traditional team champion with the new rules.

How the hybrid era will develop further and whether there will be more winners is a question for the drivers and teams themselves. But certainly the statistics that F1 has are not very pleasant.

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