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Constructors Champions
1987 - Williams
1988 - McLaren Drivers Champions
1987 - Nelson Piquet
1988 - Ayrton Senna -
The McLaren MP4/4 was one of the most dominant F1 cars ever, winning 15/16 races in the season. One thing that gave them a developmental advantage was their monocoque design being a different shape that allowed for more changes to be made around it, which led to a more stable torsional stiffness. The Honda power unit that was developed for this car was also very powerful and very reliable. Overall the car was very well rounded which helped counter other innovations from competitors. -
Constructors Champions
1989 - McLaren
1990 - McLaren
1991 - McLaren
1992 - Williams
1993 - Williams
1994 - Williams Drivers Champions
1989 - Alain Prost
1990 - Ayrton Senna
1991 - Ayrton Senna
1992 - Nigel Mansell
1993 - Alain Prost
1994 - Michael Schumacher -
The Williams FW14B was a slightly more advanced version of the years previous car. They had made advances in their semi-automatic gearbox that allowed for multiple shifts quickly and stop engine over-revs. They also introduced their active suspension innovation, which would adjust the front and rear ride heights to get the maximum aerodynamic effect in each corner of a track and maximize speed. This, along with their extremely reliably power unit, propelled them to both championships. -
Constructors Champions
1995 - Benetton
1996 - Williams
1997 - Williams
1998 - McLaren
1999 - Ferrari
2000 - Ferrari
2001 - Ferrari
2002 - Ferrari
2003 - Ferrari
2004 - Ferrari
2005 - Renault Drivers Champions
1995 - Michael Schumacher
1996 - Damon Hill
1997 - Jacques Villeneuve
1998 - Mika Häkkinen
1999 - Mika Häkkinen
2000 - Michael Schumacher
2001 - Michael Schumacher
2002 - Michael Schumacher
2003 - Michael Schumacher
2004 - Michael Schumacher
2005 - Fernando Alonso -
The Ferrari F2002 was initially delayed at the beginning of the season due to some more development being done to the design, which payed off big time for them when they were winning almost every race for the season. The car was lighter than its predecessor and had more advanced aerodynamics than any other car on the grid. The lower center of gravity allowed the car to go faster and the car was then very easy for both drivers to control. -
Constructors Champions
2006 - Renault
2007 - Ferrari
2008 - Ferrari
2009 - Brawn
2010 - Red Bull
2011 - Red Bull
2012 - Red Bull
2013 - Red Bull Drivers Champions
2006 - Fernando Alonso
2007 - Kimi Räikkönen
2008 - Lewis Hamilton
2009 - Jenson Button
2010 - Sebastian Vettel
2011 - Sebastian Vettel
2012 - Sebastian Vettel
2013 - Sebastian Vettel -
The Ferrari F2008 was a very good car, that was somehow only able to manage a constructors championship victory and not the drivers' title. One reason this car was so innovative was the "s-shaped" duct on the front wing which gave it an aerodynamic advantage which took some airflow and redirected it to a less sensitive area of the car that could handle it better, and make the car faster. -
Constructors Champions
2014 - Mercedes
2015 - Mercedes
2016 - Mercedes
2017 - Mercedes
2018 - Mercedes
2019 - Mercedes
2020 - Mercedes
2021 - Mercedes Drivers Champions
2014 - Lewis Hamilton
2015 - Lewis Hamilton
2016 - Nico Rosberg
2017 - Lewis Hamilton
2018 - Lewis Hamilton
2019 - Lewis Hamilton
2020 - Lewis Hamilton
2021 - Max Verstappen -
The Mercedes W11 can be argued as one of the best/most dominant race cars of all time, but due to covid we never saw the potential of it across a full season. One this that made the car so good was a system called DAS, which changes the alignment of the front wheels to optimize performance in each corner. This was banned during the season because it was very expensive to implement into other designs, which was deemed as an unfair advantage that was taken away in the final few rounds. -
Constructors Champions
2022 - Red Bull
2023 - In progress*
2024 - Future* Drivers Champions
2022 - Max Verstappen
2023 - In progress*
2024 - Future* -
Even though we are only through 5 races of the season as of the creation of this timeline, the RB19 has won all five of them, and by good margin. 4/5 races have been a 1-2 finish for the team and they are on more than double the amount of points than the second place team. One reason the RB19 is so good is its aerodynamic efficiency, which helps them massively on the straights. Their design is also good at keeping the tires within the optimal window of performance to maximize results. -