THE ONE MAN WINNING SPREES! A Selection of Historic Constructors Championship Dominators

[@MrSniperfox29]

The one car scoring for the constructors championship ended with the 1978 season Edit In the modern era the only drivers to win the constructors on their own are 2001 - Schumacher 2002 - Schumacher 2004 - Schumacher (note Rubens was only 5 points away from also beating all the teams himself) 2007 - Kimi (due to McLaren's spygate) 2013 - Vettel 2020 - Hammy Side note, however, this is still involving the other driver finishing and taking point off other teams, not "well they could win the whole thing with one car".

[@brokeafengineerwannabe2071]

Kimi’s one is such a Kimi thing cuz I bet he would be the least interested man in finding this record out

[@davidaugustofc2574]

Perez scores 10 less points than Max per race (average) so it wouldn't be much better

[@ovisatma]

@@davidaugustofc2574 that 2004 stat is insane !!

[@charamia9402]

Hey Aidan, speaking of Lauda. I saw a community poll today about who's the most influential F1 driver, and got to thinking about how much Lauda did off track, behind the scenes and after retirement. I've heard bits and bobs (mostly from you), and I was wondering if you'd consider making a video on him similar to the dr Watkins video?

[@theF1oracle]

Haven't done any research but off the top of my head I'd say stewart was the most influential. He was 1 of the first guys to stand up & say the sport was to dangerous & standards needed to be improved. If I remember correctly he got absolutely tore to bits by the press & called soft & afraid of crashing. One other interesting thing (I can't remember who asked it or answered it) But it went something like 'Many tracks have corners or sections named after legendary drivers, why are none named after Jackie Stewart?' 'Probably because he almost bankrupt them back in the day demanding better crash barriers & medicine support'

[@charamia9402]

@@theF1oracle I'm not going to disagree with you on Stewart having greatly influenced the sport. The reason I thought of Lauda was the poll-options being Senna, Schumacher, Hamilton and Other - and Stewart being one of the top choices in the comments. Would love to see Aidan doing a video on Stewarts overall influence too!

[@ianwynne764]

Hello Aidan: Thank you very much for mentioning the cost of long distance travel. I am in Sydney, Australia. In the 1960's long distance air travel was so expensive, it was the sole province of people like the The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Have a lovely day.

[@mattpinky7125]

F1 fans when *insert dominant driver here* decides to race for the fastest team

[@stefanstenroos6344]

is ruining F1!

[@DjDolHaus86]

It's boring since , it was way better in the 's

[@AidanMillward]

It’s fine when my guy does it!

[@potatogirlcultist19]

It's boring since 1886, it was way better in 5000BC when horse's weren't domesticated so the only option was to run.

[@d00dEEE]

@@potatogirlcultist19 You are conveniently forgetting about the camels we had in 5000BC, which ruined the racing. 8000BC was way better.

[@karlosh9286]

interesting ! I learnt some stuff about the 1960s scoring system :-) The scoring systems have changed so much over the decades it's a bit like comparing apples with oranges in some cases.

[@jimiverson3085]

There used to be a joke that there was never more than one properly prepared Lotus in the world at any time, and that was the one that Jim Clark was racing. And even that one failed the test on a semi-regular basis.

[@therrydicule]

Clark was pretty good at detecting issues during testing as well. Sometimes finding issues so tiny that he was making his mechanics wonder about how did he feels these things.

[@DL-nn1ws]

Truth is, best driver gets the best car. And if the best driver isn’t in a car competitive enough to be able to bridge the gap by sheer talent alone, they’re not winning. Although some of these seasons are just outrageous, and definitely outliers even if their talent was undeniable. You’re not going to see someone dominate like Clark, Verstappen, Schumacher, Hamilton, etc. that often, and they most often did not. It doesn’t make for great watching, but it’s impressive

[@wharris123184]

I was wondering where The WatchMojo lady had ben lately.

[@Starfire_Storm]

Let's remember a very important thing about domination. Everyone hates it when it's happening, but it's then remembered greatly in the future. Best example is Schumacher in 2000's. Everyone and their mother hated those years when they were happening, but no they're glorified, even if a good part of it is because "mUh v10's!!!"

[@theF1oracle]

😂😂😂😂 I genuinely laughed out loud with at the watchmojo reference 😂😂😂😂

[@bertalann7214]

Wait, so in 1988, 1996, etc. _both_ drivers of the winning team would have secured the constructor's title on their own?

[@davidaugustofc2574]

Yep

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Not a real list video, Aidan, so you can keep your head high! It was fascinating to see how the different point scoring systems worked - "worked" may be a bit of an exaggeration - particularly when there were umpteen Ferraris on the grid. I remember the dropped scores shenanigans, mostly because of the Senna/Prost "controversy". There wasn't any such thing as social media back then, but somehow it was an incredibly polarising event, nationally and, I dare say, internationally! (I'm not saying I don't remember the scoring system prior to that year, just that of all the years, that's the one that sticks most vividly in my memories.) It's lovely to see that Damon could have won that constructors' championship on his own. His is one of the most underrated championships, despite some absolutely epic races, so it's great to see the stats backing me up! (Yes, forever a Damon fangirl 🤷🏻‍♀️)

[@GaryWagers]

I'd wondered for a while how the constructor's championship was run in the days of more than two cars per team. I learned something today! Thank you!

[@Tel1717]

You did a good job so I left a like.

[@fvanalst6991]

Saw it coming once you said "List video" so no spit-take this time, Rebecca of WatchMojo

[@Timoto58]

Do any of these examples change if you remove, the 2nd driver from the champions, not just minus points. The max points, the WC can get is 26, where as the 2 driver team coming 2nd & 3rd now nets 33points.

[@amaccama3267]

Congratulations on the new digs.

[@timwhite-l9y]

I agree with AM, Jim Clark is the best GP driver to walk on planet Earth. Tim White

[@davidmccourt6139]

Hey cool I made this list just for my own amusement last year and now I get to see like a real KZbinr make it all fancy like

[@ZwilnikSF]

Great video as usual, but while the stats as presented are valid, but in some of the seasons they don't take into account the extra points the other teams would have scored if the team mates hadn't taken those points instead (especially in the 9-1 first six places point scoring seasons)

[@minibus9]

this was an awesome video

[@kitko33]

The WC's teammates were stealing points from the runners-up. So If Hill Senior or Villeneuve did not score points, those points would have gone to ... the competition.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

He was an excellent, solid reliable driver. In a different era, he'd have been one of the best. Maybe, just maybe, he was too nice for his own good, perhaps lacked a killer instinct. But he was very good, and very pleasant to watch. And DC always seemed to be the best friend of all the drivers, he never held grudges and never deliberately shut the door on anyone. He was very slightly underated, for me. Yes, nice guys don't win world championships (wait a minute, where does that leave Hakkinen?), but they can get others there.

[@kushagraN]

If only you added the watchmojo graphics. Bit made me laugh so much.

[@officialmcdeath]

Your regular Zanardi reminder \m/

[@stevelavergne2852]

In 1988, either McLaren driver's points would have won the Constructor's.

[@ZeroCrystal]

Rebecca from WatchMojo... Hmm... sounds suspect. I'mma have to press X to doubt here... 🧐🤔🤣

[@joostprins3381]

2021 with one driver would have changed.

[@hedlund]

I really don't mind listy-feely videos so long as there is genuine content that is, by chance, choice, or necessity, compartmentalized. You're an excellent case in point: Your videos never really feel like lists at all. In my highly scientific estimation it's in large part down to the fact you don't simply rattle off an actual list and call it a day. Turns out script writing is a thing that can be done, and to great effect, at that. Who knew?

[@daveblock4061]

Jim Clark the GOAT for sure!

[@icathalv1234]

Literally just in from work 😮😮. Early for a video for once

[@AidanMillward]

Usually it’d be up by about 3pm or so but I had to go out and buy a new router. 🤣

[@icathalv1234]

@@AidanMillward They don't last forever sadly ! Keep up the good work, always enjoy the videos

[@kirtbarraclough108]

1 word Alonso Any car any time

[@adamhousden6349]

Definitely!!!!! The guy is also in another league this year, shame about the hiccup with Aston Martin and strolls lack of pace after being whooped every race weekend and the odd occasion he has been in front of lord of the eyebrows was only because he let him. My fave Alonso race this year was Bahrain and blitzing hamilwhinge in a not normal overtake place, was brilliant, oh his comment after the spank hamilwhinge gave him in spa....he was definitely correct, Lulu fan fight on track has to rely on pit stop and try to undercut or gets lucky with the safety car. Give Alonso checos seat, that would make an interesting race with max.

[@karlosh9286]

Maybe the more than 2 cars per manufacturer should be reintroduced, and only the top 2 cars count towards the constructors championship . So currently we could have 3 or 4 Red Bulls. Maybe one of the 2 or 3 other RBR drivers could keep Max honest ! We needed that between 2014 and 2020 , but 3 or 4 Mercs !

[@potatogirlcultist19]

With the whole cost cap thing, they would most likely just stick to two cars anyway, since more cars = more maintanance = more money spent on repairs. They would probably just prefer to spend the money they have on two great cars rather than 3 or 4 half arsed ones. If they just removed the cost cap though, it would be doable. The cost cap hasn't really made much difference anyways. It would also allow promising talent more oppourtunities at F1 seats as well.

[@karlosh9286]

@@potatogirlcultist19I guess there'd need to be a cost cap per car ! That could work.

[@harmkuijpers6642]

Interesting video, however, the point scored by said teammate would’ve gone to someone else. I haven't checked this for all seasons, but at least this year, if Perez’s results were giving to someone else (as if he'd been disqualified) Red Bull would still be leading the WCC.

[@King_Ears]

Not long until Moreno time 🎉

[@Sebastianraikkonen_actualname]

AIDAN MILLWARD! STOP QUOTING WATCHMOJO 😂🤣 making me remember traumatic events each video 😂🤣

[@Cigar2]

List, List, and More List..

[@AidanMillward]

Now I’ve got my internet back I don’t need to do them anymore. Phew.

[@gizzardfan7349]

Watch mojo haha that 2 in a row

[@Salod7806]

we need a millward reaction channel

[@disposablehero1235]

Now do one with drivers winning a championship with a inferior car

[@MrSniperfox29]

What do you consider to be an "inferior" car? Keke Rosberg won the 1982 championship in a car that was undoubtedly slower than the Ferrari's and Renaults, bot tended to finish more due to superior reliability. He also completed the entire championship unlike the two Ferrari drivers.

[@chrisdavidson911]

That can't happen, without taking 1 driver and testing all of the cars of a given season you don't know which one is inferior. Imagine if Lewis got in Lando's McLaren and went as fast as Max's Red Bull, it's unlikely but you don't know that it wouldn't happen, and that's the problem when it comes to measuring how fast a car is. Even then, the fastest car can lose due to reliability, or bad strategy, which would make the slower more reliable car better, so the best car still won. Jackie Stewart beat Jim Clark due to car reliability, winning the championship at the last race. Who's car was better? You could possibly try to measure it by who won the championship while their team mate was 3rd or lower, but that doesn't always tell the true story either. Schumacher's team mates weren't allowed to compete with him, for example. When Jim won one of his championships, getting 100% of the available points, the highest position any other Lotus finished - over the entire season - was 5th. Jim won Spa, in the wet, by over 3 minutes. So, was that Lotus the best car but other people didn't drive it very quickly, did Jim win with a 3rd row car, or, something else?

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Schumacher 2003 Alonso 2005 Hamilton 2008 Vettel 2010 Verstappen 2021

[@Starfire_Storm]

Ones that come to mind are Vettel in 2012, where the Mclaren were the fastest cars but were allergic to existing; Vettel in 2010 where the car was good, but perhaps inferior to other; Alonso in 2005 where the Mclaren were easily the fastest but had an allergy to finishing

[@VonBlade]

Alonso immediately comes to mind. More interesting is NOT winning the title in a superior car. Hello to René Arnoux.

[@danielpooley7148]

I think button or Damon hill was as smooth as the jimmy Clark fun fact Jo suffert Jackie was all Damon hills godfathers

[@AidanMillward]

Bonnier was Damon’s godfather

[@tjitse3916]

Does this count include the other teams scoring more points because of the discounted driver of the champions team? Or is it merely the points they had in real life? (Sudden thought).

[@chrisdavidson911]

Do you mean something such as this this; Driver's results are Lotus 1st, Brm 2nd, Lotus 3rd, Cooper 4th, Ferrari 5th, Brm 6th, Cooper 7th, Brabham 8th, Ferrari 9th, and the drivers are given points accordingly. Then the constructors points being given as Lotus 1st, Brm 2nd, Cooper 3rd, Ferrari 4th, Brabham 5th. Instead of the being given as the points for 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, as it would be when constructors are given the points that the team's highest driver got? If so, then no.

[@astonwards7236]

That opens a whole can of worms, if that driver wasn't there, then maybe the race plays out differently... It maybe needs looked at though, when I first saw the title I was thinking of times when one driver was dominant, but it also works when one team is dominant.

[@mannacler]

In no universe is Max Verstappen on the same level as Jimmy Clark. I'm really old so I can say that.

[@parkebridgeman7223]

Better get your eyesight checked then old man. Max is there

[@flyingphoenix113]

​@@parkebridgeman7223, let's see Max race in other categories and win (other than sim racing). What made Jim Clark such a legend was his overall talent across essentially every discipline of driving.

[@tristandoran601]

Jim Clark was a class racer back in that era of F1 but comparing current era drivers with previous era drivers is a bit like comparing pomegranates and coconuts. Just different driving styles, reliability, safety, speeds, car management and all that.

[@parkebridgeman7223]

@@flyingphoenix113if you’re still alive in a few years, you’ll see 😂

[@alicekoppenol-pitti6257]

Why would you compare the two. What makes you think Jim Clark would last a day in the current cars. He totally mastered the material at hand just like Max does now. In the same universe that is. If you love the sport, you grow with the sport and show appreciation for the people operating in every era. No comparison needed.

[@PsychicalTraumaPL]

Well, this year, Max already scored mare than any other team on the grid on His own...

[@pilotlasse]

Red Bull recently released a video in which Verstappen attended drifting class from Mad Mike in his 4-rotor RX-7. For someone who has never done that before and doing that well right off the bat, was very impressive to watch. If Max gets bored of winning in Formula 1, I'd now LOVE to see him also dominate in the Formula Drift championship. Would be the coolest thing ever am i rite fellas.

[@AidanMillward]

Shane van Gisbergen would rip him a new one tbh

[@pilotlasse]

@@AidanMillward Fair, the guy won a Nascar cup race first try, that man is something else.

[@SteveDull]

​@@AidanMillwardand what about that guy, featured on Top Gear, that only has use of his foot for steering? Outstanding skill.

[@TheMur28]

If he ever gets bored of F1 (for the purpose of this scenario, ideally while he’s still in his prime) I’d love to see him chase the (proper, 3 major races - no alternate definitions involving championships) triple crown. I wish more drivers would pursue the feat.

[@RACECAR]

@@TheMur28 If the rumors about his own team are true, he's already got his eyes set on endurance racing (which isn't a big shock given the cars he usually sim races with).

[@brokentuskclan1795]

I swear, Numberwang had a a better point system than f1 in the 80s.

[@AidanMillward]

That’s numberwang!

[@VonBlade]

@@AidanMillward Rotate the board!

[@pauljaworski9386]

Sorry Aidan, To me ya can't make a list and then just blow off various drivers like Jackie& Emmo. :-) Just make a list of the points that counted for each year. The drivers that had more points than the 2nd team in the WCC. :-)

[@Cristi7613]

Hello Rebecca

[@AidanMillward]

Heeeeeey 👋