For as long as anyone could remember, Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five world championship titles seemed the impossible dream. While a number had claimed three titles, when, in 1993, Alain Prost finally got to four it really did seem that Fangio's record might never be broken. Then along came Michael Schumacher, who, following successive titles with Benetton, spent several years at Ferrari before it all finally came good, the German not only equalling Fangio's tally but setting a new standard. Since then, we have seen Sebastian Vettel claim four titles and this year Lewis Hamilton joined that exclusive club. Having set new records in terms of pole positions, points and various other...
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