Motorsport fans know that the best performers aren’t always rewarded with a title at season’s end. Unreliability, misfortune, bizarre scoring systems and inferior equipment can combine to deny drivers even when they are at the top of their game. 

For this list, we have picked out Formula 1’s greatest all-season performances by drivers who didn’t win the championship. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the champions from those years were unworthy; it’s more about highlighting star campaigns that went unrewarded.  

We’ve taken into account the machinery at their disposal, standout drives, the amount of bad luck they had and the points they gave away.  

F1 pundit Karun Chandhok joins Autosport’s Stuart Codling to assess host Kevin Turner’s selection. 

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Formula 1 cars are very reliable now – even when new rules arrive – but there have been plenty of drivers robbed of victory over the 75 years of the world championship, and we’ve decided to pick out the best unrewarded efforts. 

For our latest Autosport Top 10, we’ve prioritised those performances in which the driver was denied through no fault of their own. The circumstances of the defeat and the timing of the drama have also been considered, as have the overall quality of the drive itself and the significance of the failure. 

Autosport’s F1 reporter, Stuart Codling, and author and journalist Damien Smith join forces to assess host Kevin Turner’s ranking. What did he get right and wrong? 

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Welcome to the Autosport F1 Chinese GP Review! Host Kevin

The team also discussed Lewis Hamilton's first podium in red following a thrilling battle with Charles Leclerc, and Max Verstappen's second DNF of the year, which fuelled his frustration with the new "Mario Kart" style regulations. They break down the phenomenon of "super clipping" alongside the wider debate around F1's new energy management rules, and examine McLaren's disastrous weekend, where neither car made the start due to electrical issues.

00:00 - Introduction to the Chinese GP results and driver

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The 2026 F1 season kicked off with a dramatic race in Melbourne, showcasing new regulations and fierce competition. In this episode, Chief Editor Kevin Turner is joined by Autosport writers Jake Boxall-Legge and Stuart Codling to analyse the race highlights, technical insights, and emerging contenders, giving you a comprehensive breakdown of the first race of the year.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction to the 2026 Melbourne GP and race highlights

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Making an immediate impact in Formula 1 can be extremely tough. As Cadillac and Audi – one a new entity, the other having taken over Sauber – prepare for their debuts, we highlight the best performances by new teams in the history of the championship.

In the latest of Autosport’s Top 10s, host Kevin Turner selects the 10 best world championship debuts by teams, while renowned F1 journalist and author Maurice Hamilton decides whether or not he agrees with the ranking.

For this list, we have focused on the very first grand prix for each team, rather than the whole season. We have excluded constructors that were well established when the world championship began in 1950, so no Alfa Romeo (1-2-3 on its debut) or Ferrari (second at Monaco).

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Championship winners and cars with multiple victories on their CVs usually grab the limelight when it comes to the greatest cars in Formula 1 history. But there have been some fantastic machines that have narrowly missed out on ultimate glory.

 We reckon they deserve recognition, too. So, in the latest of Autosport’s Top 10s, leading F1 journalist Maurice Hamilton joins host Kevin Turner to debate and discuss the 10 best F1 cars that never took a title.

We’ve excluded the Lotus 78 because it played a part in Lotus’s title double in 1978, prior to the arrival of the 79 (much more so than the 312B3-74 did in 1975), as well as the 1991 Williams FW14 due to its similarity to the gizmo-laden B version that dominated in 1992.

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More than 70 tracks have hosted a world championship grand

In the latest of Autosport’s Top 10s, host Kevin Turner

For the article on the top 10 F1 circuits, visit https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/top-10-greatest-f1-circuits/10798627/

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Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Williams, Mercedes… The list of great Formula 1 teams contains some of motorsport’s biggest hitters – and that’s before we get on to those that are no longer active. 

At the start of a new series of Autosport Top 10s, host Kevin Turner picks out the 10 greatest teams in world championship history, based on their success, longevity and impact. Renowned F1 journalist and author Maurice Hamilton is the special guest casting his critical eye over the rankings… 

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What makes a race truly legendary? Is it a wet-weather masterclass, a relentless wheel-to-wheel duel, or an underdog story that defies the odds? As Formula 1 celebrated its 75th year, we move beyond the championship permutations to rank the sheer quality of the racing itself.

This is it, the big one! In the final episode of our series looking at the greatest races in world championship history, we set out to choose the best Formula 1 Grand Prix. 

Sky Sports F1 pundit and racing driver Karun Chandhok brings his

What’s your favourite GP?

If you’d like to take a further look at the best GPs of the past 75 years, keep an eye out for Smith and Turner’s new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races.

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Title deciders can be the most intense and dramatic events in motorsport. Formula 1 has had some brilliant showdowns in its 75-year history, and we pick out the best in the latest episode on the greatest races in the world championship.

Experienced motorsport journalist Damien Smith is Autosport’s special guest, joining host Kevin Turner and author Roger Smith to assess our top-10 ranking. Do you agree with the final order?

To find out more about the best GPs of the past 75 years, look out for Smith and Turner’s new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races.

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