F1: 4 Drivers with the most consecutive wins

The current Formula One season, for the most part, has seen a fair share of action between the top-two drivers - Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. So far, the 2018 season produced some nailbiting finishes along with some extraordinary race results, keeping the fans at the edge of their seats for the entire season.

However, in F1, that is not the case every year. At times, a couple of drivers stepped-up their game and were miles ahead of the competition. These drivers had a clear advantage over their rivals and dominated the Formula One racing circuit by raking up multiple wins consecutively, and ultimately, went on to win the drivers' championship.

Let us take a trip down the memory lane and look closer at the four drivers with the most consecutive wins in Formula One.

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#4 Michael Schumacher - 7 Wins, 6 Wins

Michael Schumacher went on to win seven drivers' championships

Michael Schumacher's record of seven consecutive wins came during the 2004 Formula One season while his record of six wins came in 2000-2001.

The prolific German driver was in his prime while driving for Ferrari and captured everyone's imagination. Schumacher's first run started with a famous victory at the 2000 Italian Grand Prix. He went on to win the remaining three races of the season to claim nine wins during the 2000 Formula 1 calendar year. The German started the next season the way he ended the previous season by picking up a win at Albert Park. His win-streak came to an end at the Brazilian Gand Prix, when Schumacher conceded the first place to David Coulthard.

Michael Schumacher's second run came three years later during the 2004 Formula 1 season. The German won the seventh round at the European Grand Prix and continued to stay on the top step of the podium for seven races. Schumacher's winning run came to an end at the 2004 Belgian Grand Prix, when Raikkonen took the chequered flag after starting the race from the tenth spot.

#3 Nico Rosberg - 7 Wins

Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship

The recently retired Mercedes driver takes the third spot on the list with seven wins. His winning run started at the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix and ended at the 2016 Russian Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg's first win of his marvellous run came at the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix, where he dominated the entire race by winning from the pole position. He secured two more wins in the last two races of the season.

Driving for Mercedes, the German started the 2016 Formula One season like a champion. Rosberg claimed victories in the first four races of the season before crashing out at the Spanish Grand Prix. The collision with his teammate Lewis Hamilton at the Circuit de Catalunya on the opening lap of the race brought his winning run to an end.

Nico Rosberg eventually went on to win the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, scoring five points more than Lewis Hamilton.

#2 Alberto Ascari - 7 Wins

Alberto Ascari won two consecutive Formula 1 World Championships

Alberto Ascari also has seven consecutive Formula One victories to his name. During his winning run, the Italian driver managed to secure two consecutive world championships, one in 1952 and the second in 1953.

Driving the Ferrari, Ascari's first win of the famous unbeaten run came at the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix. The Italian dominated the race at Spa Francorchamps by winning the race from the pole position. He won all the remaining races of the season, taking his tally to six wins on the trot.

Alberto Ascari won the opening round of the 1953 season, which marked his seventh consecutive victory. Not participating in the second round of the championship brought his spectacular run of seven back-to-back wins to an abrupt halt.

Interestingly, the Italian went on to win the next two races of the season.

#1 Sebastian Vettel - 9 Wins

Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 World Championship with a comfortable margin

Sebastian Vettel's astonishing run of nine consecutive victories came during the 2013 Formula 1 season.

Driving for Red Bull, the German's first victory of this mesmerizing unbeaten run came at the Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel won at Spa Francorchamps, despite conceding the pole position to Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.

The German had near perfect Grand Prix from there on, managing to finish at least second in qualifying in all the rounds until the end of the season. Sebastian Vettel won every race with a comfortable margin, asserting dominance on his fellow drivers. His final race win came at the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix, which was also the last race of the season.

In the end, Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Formula One Drivers' Championship with 397 points, 155 points more than second-placed Fernando Alonso.