10 Most Loyal Drivers in Formula 1 History

[@wenined9422]

Its not jean-eric vergne. Jim Clark raced for Lotus his entire career. 72 GP starts and 7 Full seasons and on top of that he raced in other championships and non-championship GPs for Lotus

[@TommoMcCluskey]

Ooooft, true. Completely forgot about Jimmy, damn. 😅😬

[@andrewhopwood1696]

@@TommoMcCluskey I think a better method for working this out would be a percentage of races per team/years in sport without 1season/race appearance

[@danielah3398]

What about Pierluigi Martini?

[@watermelonbanana1772]

@@danielah3398 he represented toleman for 1 race, so although he would have this record on starts, for representation it doesn’t count even though that toleman race was a dnq

[@asyedan5172]

@@watermelonbanana1772 Martini also raced for Scuderia Italia the whole '92 season. Scuderia Italia merged with Minardi for 1994 but in '92 they were two separate teams.

[@olik1905]

Albon and Gasly: **laughs in pain**

[@ondrapinker3686]

Hey 🅱️oss

[@shivamrai6343]

Ooofff

[@TommoMcCluskey]

😭

[@AJwastooken]

@@TommoMcCluskey felt this

[@fkez0510]

Don't do that 😂

[@cody95]

Bold prediction, but I bet that Lando Norris and McLaren will make this list one day

[@joaorosa65]

For sure, Norris has the face of McLaren and vice-versa

[@amalkumarmaitra8792]

Norris will leave McLaren in a heartbeat if Audi or Porsche joined F1 in a few years imo.

[@zenokada2278]

Hopefully

[@adrianalprin5752]

I used to think the previous british wonderkid for McLaren would stay there for his entire career, but a lot of failed title challenges later he moved to Mercedes. Trust me if Lando goes through what Lewis went through at McLaren he will leave.

[@President-JonSnow.Malkowich]

@@adrianalprin5752 Agree with this statement.

[@TeamSukiyo]

I didn’t even realize until recently that Seb had spent as many seasons with Ferrari as Red Bull

[@subhasgram]

Red Bull 2009 to 2014, Ferrari 2015 to 2020..... he generally did 3 years deals with team

[@TommoMcCluskey]

Weird ain't it

[@adrianzanoli]

@@subhasgram Ferrari signed Vettel for 6 seasons since 2014.

[@subhasgram]

@@adrianzanoli I think it was 2 times 3 year contracts

[@adrianzanoli]

@@subhasgram oh yep, it was rumored he would stayed unitil 2021 back in 2014, but actually it signed a 3 years deal.

[@booptidyscoop7790]

Then there's the most loyal driver ever - "Kimi" , loyal to formula 1 itself.

[@RTPxPJ]

Not really, he left F1 for 3 years to do rallying and nascar

[@booptidyscoop7790]

@@RTPxPJ still is in the sport none the less

[@notsomalicious4435]

It's just a hobby, he doesn't need to be here if he doesn't want.

[@EL1AS_]

@@RTPxPJ 2 years*, 2010 and 2011.

[@sarthaksharma4816]

@@RTPxPJ He couldn't find a seat.

[@Naman.Khivsara]

Fun fact, I saw on reddit a photo of Daniel Riccardos yearbook quote, it said loyalty is a 2 way street. Ironically he worked with 5 teams till date

[@elliotcrossan6290]

Red Bull didn't show him the loyalty he deserved

[@boasyV2]

@@elliotcrossan6290 but at the same time Ricciardo jumped ship from Renault after a single season

[@elliotcrossan6290]

@@boasyV2 fair

[@vojtaane]

@@boasyV2 *After two seasons

[@boasyV2]

@@vojtaane no after one season.

[@olipapa7436]

Perez started 137 races for RP / Force India, its literally the same team. But great video.

[@sravanvijayan1864]

Rip Sabine Schmitz😢😢

[@Gl-my8fw]

Wow, i had no idea she even had cancer until i saw this comment.

[@dimitrijensk2845]

😭

[@sravanvijayan1864]

@@Gl-my8fw yaa i saw it from Misha chroudins post

[@Knockthefout]

Rip

[@SeshvirSeodutt]

Wife of Schumacher ?

[@suzanneheijblom3046]

Max is only 23 and has already competed in 96 races for Red Bull, it is insane to think about.

[@suzanne3763]

As of this weekend's race, he equals Webber's P10 at 129 races. He'll quickly climb this chart!

[@primeoetzand]

If he sits out his contract till 2028, assuming 24 races a year, he will have raced 308 races for Red Bull.

[@Ors180717]

Perez could’ve been on the list with Force India/Racing Point. 7 years together and the fact that Perez saved the team shows how loyal he was. (And it could’ve been more but daddy stroll wanted vettel and didn’t want to kick his son out)

[@graemeottey]

Everyone seems to forget that Perez is also a pay for position driver, just cause Lawrence and his consortium saved racing point doesn’t make nice a bad driver, he beat everyone to pole in Turkey don’t forget.

[@Ors180717]

@@graemeottey no one is saying Lance is a bad driver. He is nowhere near Checo, but he is not a bad driver

[@joelambert7128]

@@graemeottey there is a world of difference between catching the attention of a perfect stranger based on the skill you have demonstrated, to the extent that they agree to bankroll your racing career, and the unconditional support of your family.

[@sohambarman5587]

Lancey boi will beat Michael's record for most races at a single team...

[@akilanelango8997]

ah yes, the good old *lifetime contract*

[@shadiabouchamat5895]

until his dad buys another team

[@elliotcrossan6290]

So will Kimi. He'll be at Alfa for another 10-15 years minimum

[@fkez0510]

@@akilanelango8997 lol, lifetime, dude has sold his soul and must spend his entire life racing in that team

[@Flay293]

Hamilton will, dude will probably break all Schuey's records.

[@CCF1channel]

Could you imagine a race weekend with commentary from Nico, Webber, Coulthard, and Jenson all together? The dream

[@ninjafrozr8809]

Could you imagine a race weekend ? That's how hyped i am for Formula 1 to start right now :D

[@wujek7147]

i'd love to have seb there when he retires, get some beers and a big ass sofa. i would pay a lot to see this

[@agustinignaciomondella5989]

Michael gave his whole life to bring back Ferrari to Glory. Apart from the stats, he joined Ferrari in one of the scuderia’s worst moments. With a dog of a car like the 96 Ferrari, He managed to win 3 races that year against the powerful Williams’. He Was, is and will ever be like a Superhero for me. Keep Fighting Michael.

[@elliotcrossan6290]

He did bring the Benetton dream team with him though. You've got to give credit to Brawn and Byrne, as well as those they joined at Ferrari -- Todt, Domenicali and others

[@agustinignaciomondella5989]

@@elliotcrossan6290 Yes, of course, i agree. But it was Michael’s initiative to leave Benetton, in order to bring back the glory days for Ferrari.

[@elliotcrossan6290]

@@agustinignaciomondella5989 fair

[@tomasvelasquezvelez3050]

tommo is a fan of west ham and alex albon... damn bro, life is hard in that department

[@Nikiaf]

We also can't forget that Michael missed a few races in 1999 when he broke his leg, so in theory he could have had 6 more to his name.

[@nealfirstofhisname]

Next year we will have: Lewis Hamilton 178 at Mercedez Max Verstappen 118 at Red Bull Lando Norris 60 at Mclaren Charles Leclerc 59 at Ferrari That Max has been twice as long at Red Bull as Lando and Charles have been at Mclaren and Ferrari did surprise me, just goes to show how long Max has been in the sport already, despite his age.

[@nathanq33]

Hamilton's loyalty also has the constructor bonuses which is just insane imo

[@lomoon_kys]

Good vid but Jim Clark only ever drove for Lotus with that being 73 entries (72 starts) so he just edges out JEV

[@ragealotsea]

He would be the most loyal in term of percentage.

[@Yorie1234]

@@ragealotsea shared with a lot of others.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

A driver and a team can become like family. This can be why you see some drivers go back to a former teams I suppose. People like familiarity.

[@tb.21]

"loyal e"

[@colinz5771]

Ye am I right

[@TeamSukiyo]

So what I’m getting is that....... *McLaren are really loyal*

[@flaviopompeomenna4433]

More Ferrari actually

[@squilldx5055]

*John Watson is typing*

[@mohammed_the_train_spotter]

@Hot Rod I hate him

[@petran4018]

Except Vandoorne and Magnussen.

[@QuantumS1ngularity]

I'm a simple guy - i see Schumi, i upvote. He's been my childhood hero for so many years. He and Mikka made Formula 1 that unrivaled emotional theatre. And almost like with his retiring from Ferrari Formula 1 passed its peak. In my eye he will always be the greatest driver of all times.

[@ebayer1980]

Also, Button's career at BAR/Honda/Brawn also should be counted as one

[@volatilelion657]

he didn't add Webber's tenure at Jaguar or Checo's at Racing Point (he would've been 8th with 135) , so it shouldn't (and he only did 119 races there anyway, so he would be 12th regardless)

[@praveenas4675]

I just finished watching your livery ranking video and this popped up😄

[@gentmusic3554]

Tommo Webber has to be placed at number two with 163 races for Jaguar/Red Bull. A team changed in only name and ownership, but a lot of the mechanics and engineers Mark worked with would have been the same, influencing his decision to return when things didn’t work out at Williams. To add to the case for this, when DC joined Red Bull (who we’re still technically Jaguar when he signed) he did a test in the Jaguar first of all before being given a Red Bull once the new season kicked in. Has to be classed as the same team surely

[@tomosjones2432]

I thought noble was leaving West Ham, not retiring

[@TommoMcCluskey]

I mean true, but I refuse to picture him wearing another kit

[@tomosjones2432]

@@TommoMcCluskey "And its 2 for Noble, and 3 for Barcelona"

[@andrewwells6655]

I thought it was as a player so isnt he moving into coaching

[@braziliangrit]

Great video! Mark is a real gentleman, down to earth guy, so nice. He listens to you and he can chat with you like you were friends for a long time. 😊

[@suzanne3763]

Max is only 24 and as of the Austrian GP 2022 has 129 race starts with Red Bull, which equals Webber's P10 position. By the end of the 2022 season, it will be 140 race starts, which puts him in P5! With his long term contract until 2028, he can easily be at P1 or P2 by the end of his career (depending on how long Lewis will continue at Mercedes and whether he'll actually remain a driver at Red Bull for 5 more years). If he stays until 2028, he'll only be 29 years old be then, insane!

[@TommoMcCluskey]

Thanks for watching, and of course, checkout the Mystery F1 KZbinr link down below. 🙌 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX_Vkoyuic92baM

[@timjennings8152]

The new Williams livery is awesome. You poms are just too stuck up to accept change and to acknowledge something is better

[@goki6548]

Obviously it is a mystery obviusly

[@MrJamieboyeeeee]

@@timjennings8152 Design is very subjective, there is no right or wrong.The vast majority of people agree that the new Williams livery is awful (which it is lol)

[@felixkoelsch2287]

@@timjennings8152 i think in the renders it looks shocking but on track it looks a bit better

[@evanstanislas898]

You like West Ham right? Will you make content with Spencer FC?

[@si6288]

Checo must have had more than 99 for Force India Racing Point cause Grosjean had 98 from haas and checo was at Force India/Racing Point/Jordan way longer

[@jpmota51]

I really thought I would see Sebastian in the list 😅 Amazing video! Keep up the good work

[@TheMuffinMan01]

clicked on this to hear you say “Loyal - y”, did not dissappoint

[@nass2911]

Video idea : Driver's championship table if F1 had spec series

[@shreya1100]

Thats too controversial

[@olipapa7436]

Drivers points divided by the constructors points, but that would be a lot of work

[@dominicwatts7107]

i know all the liveries were released recently and so you are gonna redesign them but i love these lists of random things

[@Lego___]

Hey Tommo. just want to say that I like your 2021 livery redesigns, but do you plan on experimenting with the Haas livery further by chance? The American look is cool but I think it would be interesting to see what it would look like running the title sponsorship colours (Red and Green)

[@AaryanPrakash]

What's the Most LEWIS HAMILTON thing? He's P2 and P13 😂

[@subhasgram]

Please mention Sir Lewis

[@letsseetofindout2560]

Meh

[@ax2bxc]

@@subhasgram simp

[@subhasgram]

@@ax2bxc 'simp' means?? Sorry I am not so updated with short chat forms

[@sergeantsupreme4395]

@@subhasgram it means he's really unoriginal

[@julian.sc13]

Perez raced for Force India / Racing Point from 2014 to 2020 which would take him to 135 races. As you mentioned, Alonso's races for Alpine will be counted towards his Renault race count, so in theory Checo should be P8 in your list. Nevertheless, nice vid Tommo. Cheers

[@omarkasti]

I was binging your videos and you drop this very nice.

[@istvanhegyi3076]

One mentionable thing about Ligier. They had that HUGE ASF Airbox in 1976,the alpine one is a small boi compared to that thing

[@BOABModels]

Crazy that Schumacher had as many seasons at Ferrari as Hakkinen's entire career. I know he retired early though.

[@Besitzerstolz]

Little correction: Sutil raced for three teams. He raced for Spyker in 2007, before it became Force India in 2008.

[@saurabhthaware8575]

Great vid tommo🔥

[@f1john18]

Tommo always dropping the quality videos👏👏

[@justyeetthechicane656]

How is Jim Clark not even mentioned in this video, he raced his whole career for Lotus

[@elliotcrossan6290]

Because there were so few races back then. 73 races for Lotus -- and he won 34% of them!

[@joelambert7128]

@@elliotcrossan6290 sort of pales in the face of Hamilton's 48% win rate at Mercedes.

[@elliotcrossan6290]

@@joelambert7128 Clark still has the fourth highest win percentage of all time. He's behind Fangio, Ascari and Hamilton, but ahead of everybody else, including Schumacher, Stewart, Senna, Prost, Moss and Vettel!

[@edgarlim]

Amazing video as usual

[@nikapodakar5939]

hey, good job. a video i have always wanted!

[@mjurukov]

Loyal-E in sport is a pretty rare thing these days.

[@nukermapping6308]

especially in bri- -sh (not actually, i just want to bring the T gag lol)

[@quinlacher7894]

Love the vids Tommo

[@LiamTalksMotorsport]

One man and one man only, Jim Clark, the only world champion to drive for one team and one of the only race winners (barring Indy) to race for one team!

[@SR2448_]

If this were a NASCAR list, we’d probably see names like Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, etc.

[@AaryanPrakash]

Ay Tommo, let's Go!!!

[@danielharvey3076]

I have an idea for you Tommo, what about your ranking of all the f1 liveries throughout all the decades? so Part 1 could cover 100-80 Part 2, 80-60, 6 Part 60-40 etc

[@faizansheikh710_]

You’re quite simply the 🐐.

[@alain0996]

What about Perez, Force India, Racing Point was the same structure

[@Dimz2814]

Video Idea! seeing its Micks first year in F1 why not do a video on other legacy drivers like Max whos fathers have driven in F1 and why some live up to the name and others do not. Love your videos mate.

[@jmoth99]

0:45 are we the 00’s still? Surely we’re the 20’s now? Food for thought

[@LtNduati]

Video idea: Top 10 Most successful drivers by their 30th birthday, and/or most successful Team by their 20th full season in F1 (even if it's not chronological).

[@latifilaspoon]

Video Idea: Top 10 Most Loyal drivers to a POWER UNIT In Formula 1 History

[@pi_za8214]

Dang forgot how long Hakkinen was at McLaren

[@adrianzanoli]

I used to own a Ligier Nova with the iconic late '70s livery.

[@N9830G]

When it comes to loyalty, I think of MLB Hall of Famer Chipper Jones, who spent all 23 years of his baseball career in the Atlanta Braves organization. That's 2,499 games at the major league level. Cheers (I think that's what y'all say) from one of your USA subscribers!

[@aryanthacker]

I think DC deserves something for being such a blatant 2nd driver for most of those years at McLaren and still being such a brilliant team member and never getting angry. I think DC is the most loyal on this list

[@mequana]

Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Peréz, Mark Webber, Felipe Massa and many more

[@RaianF1]

0:45 I love how we all still think it's the 2000s when its already the 2020s

[@thattimelord]

In a term other than races, Niki Lauda would place high because of his return in 76. That's loyalty to the team and sport, bravery and pure bollock.

[@MKRCinema]

I think Max and Redbull with Lando in McLaren will make the list one day

[@michaelschlicker]

In case anyone is wondering how this list would look like if you count the number of seasons for the same team. 1. Michael Schumacher (11-Ferrari) 2. David Coulthard (9-McLaren) Lewis Hamilton (9-Mercedes) Jacques Laffite (9-Ligier) Mika Häkkinen (9-McLaren) Jim Clark (9-Lotus) Jack Brabham (9-Brabham) 8. Kimi Raikkönen (8-Ferrari) Felipe Massa (8-Ferrari) Jenson Button (8-McLaren) Bruce McLaren (8-Cooper) Nelson Piquet (8-Brabham) Pierluigi Martini (8-Minardi)

[@damp2269]

This is a fun look at stats but is tough to get a clear picture. sure sometimes drivers leave for other teams but sometimes they just get released and drive whatever seat is offered to stay in the sport, i'd hardly count that against them.

[@callumscott953]

I think this should have been done as a percentage of seasons with a minimum of 6 seasons raced. That way your list doesn't favour new drivers who have more races or allow for drivers who only spend 1 or 2 seasons in F1. Its a more accurate representation in my opinion. For example Mika Hakkinen spent 11 seasons in F1, 9 at McLaren and 2 at Lotus for a percentage loyalty of 81.8%.

[@cavcaptor]

This is an interesting debate about loyalty vs staying where the going's good. Easy to stay loyal to a team on top (WEB at RBR, MSC at Ferrari, HAM at Mercedes), to me, loyalty is like Perez at Force Racing Martin, devoting time and energy to a team that isn't on the top.

[@bigslydoc]

It’s certainly the drivers have done the most races for one specific team but I don’t think you could say that that breeds loyalty per se. I’m sure Jean Eric Vergne would have jumped at the chance to go to a bigger team rather than stay at Toro Rosso out of loyalty. I think you need to look at the percentage of races for one team rather than the number of races total but also the relationships that a driver has with that team or that team’s principal. If you were to ask me who the most loyal driver in F1 history is I don’t think you could say anybody other than Jim Clark and Lotus. He races entire career to Lotus in Formula One as well as junior formulae, At the Indy 500 and in sports cars. The relationship that Clarke had with team manager Colin Chapman is legendary.

[@zardi9083]

I think you can soon add Leclerc to the list. Him and Ferrari are synonymous. He will never leave the team

[@NashvilleUK]

Jaguar and Red Bull was fundamentally the same team (in terms of staff and location etc, just the name changed) so I'd argue Webber was even more loyal than that. Maybe he appreciated the British weather? 😂

[@lucavaneijndthoven3284]

Man, you must be loving life as a west ham fan right now.

[@elliotcrossan6290]

Glad to hear you're a Häkkinen fan Tommo 😍 when will the sabbatical end?

[@crxssliam2608]

Kvyat gets a mini shoutout for being so loyal to a team that detest him

[@youssefboumjahed9974]

How many people told you, You look like Kevin De Bruyne ? 🙄🙄 Fan of your work 👏🏻👏🏻

[@thegingerone1615]

0:10 Mark noble what a legend true Hammer

[@sandalphoncpu]

Next: Drivers with highest winning to races with a team ratio

[@bernardoberner4]

Brazilian Stock cars are actually closer to a GT3 than to a Touring Car, they have a big ol B8 motor, producing 500 horsies, and a quite good amount of downforce, and they are RWD

[@olivialambert4124]

I'd think measuring by years would probably be better. Moving mid season could be a percentage of races for team vs races per calender year. But I'm going to assume that was a lot more work than by total races.

[@Leegah.]

when you were talking about perez vettel and alonso you could have mention Grosjean who was supposed to get 100 races with haas but due to his crash he took 98 starts with the american (russian?) team

[@mellor2894]

What about Jim Clark Tommo? Only drove for Lotus I believe!

[@rafaidan]

David Coulthard is like Mark Martin In NASCAR, as the quote said “Mark Martin (David Coulthard in this situation) Is One of the best, but had the misfortune of racing against THE Best driver of all time)

[@kostasnls4566]

hi Tommo! notifications gang?

[@lynnjin5018]

Wow seb had more races with Ferrari than redbull, 6 years passed by fast. Nice content but so much hate for Williams’ livery lol

[@nelsonwilson4495]

Never heard of Laffite or Ligier? My favourite driver and team. Christ, I'm old.

[@shariquemukadam2744]

You should have put Kimi in the thumbnail, this video would have went BOOM📈📈📈

[@davicee.]

2:37 me, a hard-core f1 fan: wait...YOU WHAT?

[@TheEvoTheory]

LOYALLTTTEEEE ... love it tommo dont stop being you ever

[@FarhanNahin]

Why is no one mentioning how easily leclerc is gonna get on this list with a 5 year contract which may or may not extend even further

[@tsg_23]

Does Sergio Perez not have 136 races with Force India/Racing Point? Or are they considered different teams?

[@jackdey9153]

I knew about jacques before you and I like him.

[@TheeporiAnnan]

That GTA menu sound at 7:02 😂

[@glenrobinson10]

I cannot see either Charles or Lando in other cars than their current respective ones. They embody everything their teams are about to a tee.

[@ThiccSeagull]

1:05 I could be wrong but didn't Jim Clark only race for one team (Lotus) and have about 70 starts?

[@racerali2116]

Hakkinen is still my favorite

[@jasongarfitt1147]

Video idea: how about the opposite? Drivers who have raced for the highest number of different teams in their career? I'd expect people like Ricciardo (HRT, toro rosso, red bull, Renault, Mclaren), Sainz (toro rosso, red bull, Renault, Mclaren, Ferrari ), Vettel (sauber, toro rosso, red bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin) to feature. There are probably drivers with more than 5 teams though.

[@jasongarfitt1147]

Oh and it has to be actually different teams. Lotus/Renault /alpine are still team Enstone so only count as one

[@mrconsistency3235]

Basically lotus went From decent driver's (petrov& heidfeld/senna) to basically the Best driver's in 2012 (Kimi/Romain)

[@magicvibrations5180]

Didn't expect Stormzy to be number 1