6 times F1 champions got away with title fight stumbles

Oscar Piastri’s place at the head of the 2025 F1 drivers’ championship has gone from pretty comfortable to pretty nerve-wracking over the four races since he left Zandvoort with the race winner’s trophy and a 34-point lead over McLaren team-mate Lando Norris. That said, Piastri is far from the first F1 title favourite to have a bit of a wobble - some of F1’s all-time best have done and got away with it. 00:00 2025: Piastri feels the heat 01:19 2016: Rosberg rescues it 02:40 2021: Verstappen under pressure 04:30 1999: Hakkinen’s tears 06:10 2000: Schumacher’s crazy summer 08:02 2024: Verstappen’s McLaren scare 09:50 2009: A sting in the Brawn fairytale Published: 2025-10-23
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