Motor racing-Hamilton v Schumacher in career statistics

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton on Sunday
joined Michael Schumacher, who won seven titles and retired in
2012, as only the second six-times champion in Formula One
history. The following compares their records:
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HAMILTON SCHUMACHER
Titles 6 7
Race wins 83 91
Starts 248 307
Podium places 150 155
Poles 87 68
Front row starts 144 116
Fastest laps 46 77
Races led 145 142
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Races until first pole 5 41
Races until first win 6 18
Most wins in a season 11 13
Successive wins 5 7
Successive podiums 16 19
Successive points finishes 33 24
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Age at first title 23 25
Age at second title 29 26
Age at third title 30 31
Age at fourth title 32 32
Age at fifth title 33 33
Age at sixth title 34 34


(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)