F1: 5 Drivers with the most consecutive retirements

Modified Oct 27, 2018 19:00 GMT

Jacques Villeneuve - the former world champion also features in this list

#2 Ivan Capelli - 14

Ivan Capelli's podium at the French Grand Prix was the only highlight of his 1990 F1 season

Ivan Capelli takes the second spot on the list with fourteen consecutive retirements. The Italian driver's embarrassing run came during the 1990 and the 1991 Formula One seasons.

Apart from securing a podium at the 1990 French Grand Prix, that year hasn't been a memorable one to Ivan Capelli. Driving for Leyton House Racing, the Italian's retirement at Monza that year due to an engine failure set the wheels of his unfortunate record in motion. Ivan Capelli couldn't finish any other race of the 1990 season.

1991 was worse for the Italian driver for he couldn't manage to secure a finish until the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he finished sixth, one lap behind the race leader. Again, an unreliable car was largely to blame for his record as nine of those fourteen retirements came due to problems with the power delivery system.

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