What happened to Ferrari in 2009?
They eventually finished fourth in the constructors standings, just behind McLaren, and making 2009 the worst season for Ferrari since 1993. Räikkönen was Ferrari’s highest points scoring driver in 2009, finishing sixth in the standings with 48 points, one adrift of fifth-placed Lewis Hamilton of McLaren. Lewis Hamilton holds the record for the most race wins in Formula One history, with 105 wins to date. Michael Schumacher, the previous record holder, is second with 91 wins, and Max Verstappen is third with 65 victories. Hamilton also holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last.Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton hold the record for the most World Drivers’ Championships, both having won the title on seven occasions. Juan Manuel Fangio is third with five titles.Ferrari hold the record for the most Grand Prix victories, having won 248 times. McLaren are second with 196 wins, and Mercedes are third with 130 wins.As of the end of the 2024 Formula One season, Räikkönen’s 2007 title triumph remains the most recent World Drivers’ Championship win for a Scuderia Ferrari driver.
Who won the 2009 F1 championship?
Jenson Button became the Drivers’ World Champion and Brawn GP won the Constructors’ title. The season was scheduled to take place over 17 rounds, and started with the Australian Grand Prix on 29 March 2009. Reigning champion Jenson Button declared the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix to be “my best victory in Formula 1” – at least until his next win, in Canada a year later! Just like Canada 2011, this was a race defined by mixed weather conditions, which played into Button’s super-sensitive hands.
What famous F1 driver was burned?
Whilst leading the 1976 championship—amidst a fierce title battle with James Hunt—Lauda was seriously injured during the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, suffering severe burns and other life-changing injuries as his Ferrari 312T2 caught fire during a crash. Niki Lauda (born February 22, 1949, Vienna, Austria—died May 20, 2019, Zürich, Switzerland) was an Austrian race-car driver who won three Formula One (F1) Grand Prix world championships (1975, 1977, and 1984), the last two of which came after his remarkable comeback from a horrific crash in 1976 that had left him .