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Message: [QUOTE="KekeTheKing, post: 268793, member: 168"] In 2015 we are headed for the unprecedented situation where there are four former World Champions paired together in two different teams. And therefore there has never been 5 World Champions on the grid situated in just 3 teams. I thought it might be interesting to look at all the different former WDC we've had on the grid. I've only included the ones who did a full season. One-offs have been omitted. So here are all the past Champions and the various partnerships [B][U][SIZE=6]1951 [/SIZE][/U][/B] Nino Farina - Alfa Romeo [B][U][SIZE=6]1952[/SIZE][/U][/B] Nino Farina - Ferrari [B][U][SIZE=6]1953 [/SIZE][/U][/B] JM Fangio - Maserati [B][COLOR=#b30000]Alberto Ascari and Nino Farina - Ferrari[/COLOR][/B] [B][U][SIZE=6]1954[/SIZE][/U][/B] JM Fangio - Maserati / Mercedes Alberto Ascari - Maserati / Ferrari / Lancia [B][U][SIZE=6]1955[/SIZE][/U][/B] JM Fangio - Mercedes Nino Farina - Ferrari [B][U][SIZE=6]1956[/SIZE][/U][/B] JM Fangio - Ferrari [B][U][SIZE=6]1957[/SIZE][/U][/B] JM Fangio - Maserati 1958 1959 [B][U][SIZE=6]1960[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jack Brabham - Cooper [B][U][SIZE=6]1961[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jack Brabham - Cooper [B][U][SIZE=6]1962[/SIZE][/U][/B] Phil Hill - Ferrari Jack Brabham - Brabham [B][U][SIZE=6]1963[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jack Brabham - Brabham Graham Hill - BRM Phil Hill - ATS / Lotus-BRM [B][U][SIZE=6]1964[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jack Brabham - Brabham Graham Hill - BRM Phill Hill - Cooper Jim Clark - Lotus [B][U][SIZE=6]1965[/SIZE][/U][/B] John Surtees - Ferrari Graham Hill - BRM Jim Clark - Lotus Jack Brabham - Brabham [B][U][SIZE=6]1966[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jim Clark - Lotus Jack Brabham - Brabham Graham Hill - BRM John Surtees - Ferrari / Cooper [B][U][SIZE=6]1967[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jack Brabham - Brabham [B][COLOR=#006633]Graham Hill and Jim Clark - Lotus[/COLOR][/B] John Surtees - Honda [B][U][SIZE=6]1968[/SIZE][/U][/B] Denny Hulme - McLaren Jack Brabham - Brabham Graham Hill - Lotus John Surtees - Honda [B][U][SIZE=6]1969[/SIZE][/U][/B] Graham Hill - Lotus John Surtees - BRM Jack Brabham - Brabham Denny Hulme - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1970[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jackie Stewart - Tyrrell John Surtees - Surtees Denny Hulme - McLaren Graham Hill - Rob Walker-Lotus [B][U][SIZE=6]1971[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jackie Stewart - Tyrrell Denny Hulme - McLaren Graham Hill - Brabham [B][U][SIZE=6]1972[/SIZE][/U][/B] Graham Hill - Brabham Jackie Stewart - Tyrrell Denny Hulme - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1973[/SIZE][/U][/B] Emerson Fittipaldi - Lotus Jackie Stewart - Tyrrell Graham Hill - Embassy Denny Hulme - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1974[/SIZE][/U][/B] [COLOR=#ff8000][B]Emerson Fittipaldi and Denny Hulme - McLaren[/B][/COLOR] [B][U][SIZE=6]1975[/SIZE][/U][/B] Emerson Fittipaldi - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1976[/SIZE][/U][/B] Niki Lauda - Ferrari Emerson Fittipaldi - Copersucar [B][U][SIZE=6]1977[/SIZE][/U][/B] James Hunt - McLaren Niki Lauda - Ferrari Emerson Fittipaldi - Copersucar [B][U][SIZE=6]1978[/SIZE][/U][/B] Niki Lauda - Brabham James Hunt - McLaren Emerson Fittipaldi - Fittipaldi [B][U][SIZE=6]1979[/SIZE][/U][/B] Mario Andretti - Lotus Niki Lauda - Brabham Emerson Fittipaldi - Fittipaldi [B][U][SIZE=6]1980[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jody Scheckter - Ferrari Mario Andretti - Lotus Emerson Fittipaldi - Fittipaldi [B][U][SIZE=6]1981[/SIZE][/U][/B] Alan Jones - Williams Mario Andretti - Alfa Romeo [B][U][SIZE=6]1982[/SIZE][/U][/B] Nelson Piquet - Brabham Niki Lauda - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1983[/SIZE][/U][/B] Keke Rosberg - Williams Nelson Piquet - Brabham Niki Lauda - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1984[/SIZE][/U][/B] Nelson Piquet - Brabham Keke Rosberg - Williams Niki Lauda - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1985[/SIZE][/U][/B] Niki Lauda - McLaren Keke Rosberg - Williams Nelson Piquet - Brabham [B][U][SIZE=6]1986[/SIZE][/U] [COLOR=#ff8000]Alain Prost and Keke Rosberg - McLaren[/COLOR][/B] Nelson Piquet - Williams Alan Jones - Haas [B][U][SIZE=6]1987[/SIZE][/U][/B] Alain Prost - McLaren Nelson Piquet - Williams [B][U][SIZE=6]1988[/SIZE][/U][/B] Alain Prost - McLaren Nelson Piquet - Lotus [B][U][SIZE=6]1989[/SIZE][/U] [COLOR=#ff8000]Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost - McLaren[/COLOR][/B] Nelson Piquet - Lotus [B][U][SIZE=6]1990[/SIZE][/U][/B] Alain Prost - Ferrari Ayrton Senna - McLaren Nelson Piquet - Benetton [B][U][SIZE=6]1991[/SIZE][/U][/B] Ayrton Senna - McLaren Alain Prost - Ferrari Nelson Piquet - Benetton [B][U][SIZE=6]1992[/SIZE][/U][/B] Ayrton Senna - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]1993[/SIZE][/U][/B] Ayrton Senna - McLaren Alain Prost - Williams 1994 [B][U][SIZE=6]1995[/SIZE][/U][/B] Michael Schumacher - Benetton [B][U][SIZE=6]1996[/SIZE][/U][/B] Michael Schumacher - Ferrari [B][U][SIZE=6]1997[/SIZE][/U][/B] Damon Hill - Williams Michael Schumacher - Ferrari [B][U][SIZE=6]1998[/SIZE][/U][/B] Jacques Villeneuve - Williams Michael Schumacher - Ferrari Damon Hill - Jordan [B][U][SIZE=6]1999[/SIZE][/U][/B] Mika Hakkinen - McLaren Michael Schumacher - Ferrari Damon Hill - Jordan Jacques Villeneuve - BAR [B][U][SIZE=6]2000[/SIZE][/U][/B] Mika Hakkinen - McLaren Michael Schumacher - Ferrari Jacques Villeneuve - BAR [B][U][SIZE=6]2001[/SIZE][/U][/B] Michael Schumacher - Ferrari Mika Hakkinen - McLaren Jacques Villeneuve - BAR [B][U][SIZE=6]2002[/SIZE][/U][/B] Michael Schumacher - Ferrari Jacques Villeneuve - BAR [B][U][SIZE=6]2003[/SIZE][/U][/B] Michael Schumacher - Ferrari Jacques Villeneuve - BAR [B][U][SIZE=6]2004[/SIZE][/U][/B] Michael Schumacher - Ferrari [B][U][SIZE=6]2005[/SIZE][/U][/B] Michael Schumacher - Ferrari Jacques Villeneuve - Sauber [B][U][SIZE=6]2006[/SIZE][/U][/B] Fernando Alonso - Renault Michael Schumacher - Ferrari [B][U][SIZE=6]2007[/SIZE][/U][/B] Fernando Alonso - McLaren [B][U][SIZE=6]2008[/SIZE][/U][/B] Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari Fernando Alonso - Renault [B][U][SIZE=6]2009[/SIZE][/U][/B] Lewis Hamilton - McLaren Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari Fernando Alonso - Renault [B][U][SIZE=6]2010[/SIZE][/U] [COLOR=#ff8000]Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton - McLaren[/COLOR][/B] Fernando Alonso - Ferrari Michael Schumacher - Mercedes [B][U][SIZE=6]2011[/SIZE][/U][/B] Seb Vettel - RBR [B][COLOR=#ff8000]Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button - McLaren[/COLOR][/B] Fernando Alonso - Ferrari Michael Schumacher - Mercedes [B][U][SIZE=6]2012[/SIZE][/U][/B] Seb Vettel - RBR [B][COLOR=#ff8000]Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button - McLaren[/COLOR][/B] Fernando Alonso - Ferrari Michael Schumacher - Mercedes Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus [B][U][SIZE=6]2013[/SIZE][/U][/B] Seb Vettel - RBR Fernando Alonso - Ferrari Jenson Button - McLaren Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus [B][U][SIZE=6]2014[/SIZE][/U][/B] Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes Jenson Button - McLaren [B][COLOR=#b30000]Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari[/COLOR][/B] Seb Vettel - RBR [B][U][SIZE=6]***2015***[/SIZE][/U][/B] Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes [B][COLOR=#ff8000]Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button - McLaren[/COLOR] [COLOR=#b30000]Seb Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari [/COLOR][/B] There's a lot to take away from this list, but the biggest one is just how extraordinarily rare it is to pair World Champions together. This is the entire lot 1953 - Ascari and Farina 1967 - Hill and Clark 1974 - Fittipaldi and Hulme 1986 - Prost and Rosberg 1989 - Prost and Senna 2010,11,12 - Button and Hamilton 2014 - Alonso and Raikkonen ***2015 - Alonso and Button, Vettel and Raikkonen Jenson and Lewis are the only duo to last more than a single season. McLaren will add their 5th WDC Combo to the list next year, which will give them 5 of the 9 Champion Pairings throughout history. [/QUOTE]

Verification: Which driver is the fake "winner" of the 2021 F1 WDC?