The Dutch star won a record 15 races in 2022 before speeding right on by that mark this season.
Verstappen’s current run began with a riveting, down-to-the-wire duel to beat out Hamilton in 2021, but the last two years have been a total rout. Lewis Hamilton has seven titles, four of them in succession. Sebastian Vettel ripped off four straight. Michael Schumacher claimed seven championships, including five in a row. With a handful of exceptions, Formula One championships have been hoarded for the better part of three decades by a handful of drivers who were fortunate enough to land in the fastest cars. “I enjoy NASCAR,” Cheever said, who serves as a consultant to that series and its sports car division, IMSA.
