The number of Formula 1 titles won by Lewis Hamilton remains a sore spot among the Mercedes racer's fans.
The official number is, of course, seven. His first came in just his second season in F1 as a McLaren driver, dramatically snatching the championship away from Felipe Massa on the last lap of the year in 2008. And the rest have followed since switching to his current Mercedes team.
He came within a whisker of becoming the only driver ever to win eight in 2021. But, infamously, Hamilton was overtaken by Max Verstappen on the last lap of the Abu Dhabi finale after race director Michael Masi's controversial handling of a late safety car period.
