Most Searched Formula 1 Driver on Google in 2021
Formula 1 is the highest level and the world’s most prestigious auto racing competition defined by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).
Here, the drivers compete with the fastest and most advanced cars and to become an F1 driver, you are required to go through one or more of the junior levels to move up.
In F1, compete the best racers in the world! And today we want to find out which Formula One drivers are searched the most on Google.
SportsVault presents you the Formula 1 drivers by the most searches on Google in 2021 around the world (Important Note: We have only considered the official names of the drivers).
Who is the most searched Formula 1 pilot on Google in 2021?
Lewis Hamilton
Seven-time and the current F1 world champion, Mercedes British driver Lewis Hamilton is the most searched Formula 1 driver on Google in 2021!
People around the world search for “Lewis Hamilton” on average 1,930,000 times per month!
Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One titles tied with Michael Schumacher. He holds the records for the most victories: 95, pole positions: 98, and podium finishes: 165.
In 2007, driving for McLaren in Formula One for the first time, Lewis Hamilton became the first black driver to race in the tournament.
In five years for McLaren, Hamilton won one Formula 1 title. In 2013, he joined Mercedes. Here, he won six titles.
Max Verstappen
In second place is Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen with on average 1,060,000 searches per month.
Belgian-Dutch racing driver, Max Verstappen competes in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. At the 2015 F1 Australian GP, when he was aged 17 years, 166 days, Max became the youngest driver to compete in Formula 1with Scuderia Toro Rosso.
At the age of 18, Verstappen won the 2016 Spanish GP on his debut for Red Bull Racing and became the youngest-ever driver and the first Dutch driver to win a Formula 1 GP.
Max finished the 2019 and 2020 Formula One championships in 3rd place.
Sebastian Vettel
Four-time Formula 1 world champion, Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel is in third place. On average, people search for “Sebastian Vettel” for 574,000 per month on Google.
German Sebastian Vettel competes in Formula One for Aston Martin. He previously drove for BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull and Scuderia Ferrari.
Vettel has won four Formula One titles (consecutively from 2010 to 2013). Vettel is the youngest Formula One Champion. He has the 3rd most race victories (53) and podium finishes (121) and the 4th most pole positions (57).
Apart from being the youngest Formula 1 champion, Sebastian Vettel set the records for the most consecutive race wins (9 wins) and race wins in a single season (13 wins).
The Most Searched Formula 1 Drivers on Google in 2021: Complete List
Let’s check out the complete list of Formula 1 drivers by most searches on Google in 2021.
| Driver | Avg. Search |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1,930,000 |
| Max Verstappen | 1,060,000 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 574,000 |
| Fernando Alonso | 503,000 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 456,000 |
| Lando Norris | 454,000 |
| Mick Schumacher | 376,000 |
| Pierre Gasly | 293,000 |
| Lance Stroll | 243,000 |
| Esteban Ocon | 173,000 |
| George Russell | 150,000 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 215,000 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 70,000 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 51,600 |
| Sergio Perez | 45,300 |
| Charles Leclerc | 42,000 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 32,800 |
| Carlos Sainz | 25,000 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 19,800 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 17,700 |
The 2021 FIA Formula One is scheduled to start on 28 March with Bahrain Grand Prix. For the current season, a record number of races, 23 are scheduled. Imola will return to the F1 calendar, the China’s and Australia’s Grand Prixs will not take place on the planned dates.
