Will F1 ever see a driver win the title this early in a season again?

Michael Schumacher won the 2002 title on July 21 after 11/17 rounds

No. 2002 was under the old points system where only the top six drivers got points and the winner got 10. I prefer the current points system.

david.comerford2mo ago

For the good of the sport, I hope not. Although I do wonder what would happen if Verstappen climbed into the Mercedes (and they sorted out their reliability)

ahambly232mo ago

Surely not, right? I still feel like the season has *only just* started at this point in the season.

kyle.archer2mo ago

Michael Schumacher's feat of winning the 2002 F1 title 64% of the way through the season could be repeated in the future. But F1 is unlikely to ever see a driver clinch a championship in July again given the length of the modern calendar.