Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes established a stranglehold over Formula 1 between 2014 and 2021. Hamilton won six out of seven world championships in that period, while Mercedes swept to eight in a row. Hamilton lost out to teammate Nico Rosberg in 2016 by just five points, while Max Verstappen sensationally passed him on the final lap of the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP to win their epic battle. While there was a challenge from Sebastian Vettel in between, Hamilton wrapped up five of his six titles in the aforementioned sequence with races in hand. For the most part, rivals rarely had the machinery to chall…
