Top 7 Formula 1 teams of all time

#4 Lotus

Emerson Fittipaldi in a Lotus car

Lotus entered the competition in 1958, and remained very successful throughout the '60s and the '70s, making them one of the most successful teams in the history of this sport.

They have won 7 Constructors' Championships and 6 Drivers' Championships. Many legendary drivers like Ayrton Senna, Mika Hakkinen, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Emerson Fittipaldi, have all been a part of the Lotus team. Their final race as a team was in 1994.

Jim Clark won 2 World Championships in 1963, and 1965 and Graham Hill bagged a Championship in 1968 with Lotus. Notable drivers in the '70s were Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti, who won the Championship in 1972 and 1978 respectively.

Lotus' final race was in Australia in 1994, with Alessandro Zanardi and Mika Solo as their last drivers ending the English team's 40-year relationship with the sport.

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#3 McLaren

Alonso and Hamilton were the two drivers for McLaren in 2008

Ever since the team's entry in 1966, McLaren has had a huge success in the '80s and the '90s and remain one of the most notable and famous teams in the sport.

Many legendary drivers like James Hunt, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, Lewis Hamilton and many more have been associated with this team. 5-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton was the last driver to win a Championship with McLaren

McLaren have won a total of 8 Constructors' Championships and 12 Drivers' Championships. In 2018, Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne raced for the English team. But, with Alonso retiring, Carlos Sainz has been signed for the 2019 season and Vandoorne has been replaced by Lando Norris.