Sebastian Vettel retires from Formula 1 with 53 victories from his 299 world championship starts, and four titles to his name. Those statistics automatically put him into an elite group, but where exactly does he sit in the pantheon of F1 legends?
Vettel is third on the all-time wins list, behind Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher, while his 57 poles place him fourth, with Hamilton, Schumacher and Ayrton Senna on more. Vettel’s tally of four world titles has only been surpassed by Schumacher, Hamilton (both on seven) and Juan Manuel Fangio (five).
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