Lando Norris finally achieved his long-awaited victory at the last Miami GP. The British driver missed out several times after more than five seasons in Formula 1. However, in his 110th Grand Prix aboard McLaren he achieved the coveted victory and placed in the Top 10 of the drivers who lasted the longest To achieve. his record debut at the top of the podium.
10
Mika Häkkinen
96 Grand Prix
The two-time Finnish champion waited seven years to get his first victory. It was not until the famous race of Jerez, in the 1997 European GP, where there was a famous accident between Villeneuve and Schumacher that decided a title. The McLaren driver took advantage of the action to pass the Canadian who, after the accident with Michael, was already useful in third. Häkkinen waited to get the first victory but in the next two seasons, 1998 and 1999, he became the champion.
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
110 Grand Prix
The Italian won the turbulent 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix with Jaguar. The race ended earlier than it should have after a serious accident for Mark Webber which eventually ended with Fernando Alonso also leaning against the wall and heading to hospital after being unable to avoid the debris. They raised the red flag and the Italian, who alone completed 56 laps, was declared the winner.
8
Lando Norris
110 Grand Prix
With the recent victory at the Miami GP, the McLaren driver finally got his thorn out of his side. He has come very close on previous occasions but something always happens that prevents him from reaching the top of the podium. After six seasons at the Great Circus he finally succeeded in winning the winner’s trophy.
7
Nico Rosberg
111 Grand Prix
It was a prelude to what was to come in the next decade. Rosberg achieved the first victory and the first pole of his life at the 2012 Chinese GP and the first for Mercedes once they returned as an official team in 2010. With the change of regulations in 2014, his great hegemony began in F1 and the German won the 2016 World Cup.
6
Jenson pressed
113 Grand Prix
The Briton started at Honda with a memorable race in Hungary in 2006. Button won a race with mixed conditions where Fernando Alonso was stunned by a rare start but ended up abandoning. Schumacher, the other big favorite, also ended up KO. Joining the English on the podium was Pedro Martínez De la Rosa. Three years later, Jenson became world champion in BrawnGP.
5
Jarno Trulli
117 Grand Prix
The Italian driver achieved his only victory in Formula 1 at the 2004 Monaco GP Trulli achieved pole position for the first time and was leading the race with Fernando Alonso, in another Renault. However, the Spaniard, doubling for Ralf Schumacher, had today’s famous accident in the tunnel which ended the Asturian in a huge rage. The image of the Asturian giving the German the middle finger is iconic. Trulli took advantage of this to take the victory through the streets of the Principality
4
Rubens Barrichello
124 Grand Prix
After spending many years in competitive projects, the Brazilian shared a box with Michael Schumacher at Ferrari. That allowed him to stage a great comeback in a thrilling race at the 2000 German GP First the rain and then a spontaneous start on the track helped the veteran come back from 18th place to win the first opportunity in F1.
3
Mark Webber
130 Grand Prix
The Australian driver made his debut in 2003 with Jaguar but at the 2009 German GP in Red Bull colors he achieved his first victory at the Great Circus. In a year dominated by the Brawns, Webber won taking advantage of the poor strategy of Button and Barrichello ahead of Vettel and Massa.
2
Carlos Sainz
130 Grand Prix
The Spanish driver spent more than seven seasons to achieve his first victory in F1. In his second season wearing Ferrari colours, Sainz won at Silverstone asking the team not to waste the opportunity presented by Verstappen’s problems. “Stop Inventing” was released on the radio and left a phrase for the history of Spanish motorsport.
1
Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez
150 Grand Prizes
The Mexican driver was the one who took the most races to win but he did it in a big way. He debuted in 2011 and success did not come until the 2020 season at the controls of Racing Point. Checo started 18th in the Sakhir race but took advantage of Mercedes’ double fault and a race upset to come back and take the first victory of his life. Furthermore, it is at an important moment as his future is at risk as he has no place for next year and has to sign for Red Bull. It was a victory with double value as he achieved the goal of signing for Milton Keynes.
Source: La Verdad
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