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Formula One champions
Ayrton Senna won his first of three championships in 1988 before his death at Imola in 1994 [GALLO/GETTY]
Published On 27 May 2010
27 May 2010
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Senna made way for McLaren teammate Alain Prost in 1989 as the Frenchman clinched his third of four titles won between 1985 and 1993 [GALLO/GETTY]
Nigel Mansell of Great Britain won his only title in 1992 as the Prost-Senna hegemony was broken - until Prost won again a year later [GALLO/GETTY]
Michael Schumacher is informed he has won his first title in Melbourne after his crash with Damon Hill retains his points lead over the Briton in 1994 [GALLO/GETTY]
Hill wins his only title in 1996 after Schumacher leaves Benetton for the once-mighty Ferrari team [GALLO/GETTY]
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve celebrates the 1997 championship at Jerez in Spain [GALLO/GETTY]
In 1998 and 1999, Finnish racer Mika Hakkinen has his turn [GALLO/GETTY]
Schumacher bags the next five titles as he gives Ferrari its first drivers championship since 1979 and first constructors cup since 1983 [GALLO/GETTY]
Spaniard Fernando Alonso takes over as champ in 2005 and 2006 with Renault [GALLO/GETTY]
The title goes down to the wire in 2007 as Kimi Raikonnen denies Lewis Hamilton a debut-season title by one point [GALLO/GETTY]
But Hamilton has his hour a year later as he steals the championship from Felipe Massa by moving up the points on the final turn in Brazil [GALLO/GETTY]
Jenson Button takes the 2009 title with the short-lived Brawn GP team before joining Hamilton at McLaren [GALLO/GETTY]