Lando Norris continues unwanted streak for British Formula 1 champions

Lando Norris officially saw his hopes of defending a Formula 1 world title come to an end following last week's United States Grand Prix. The McLaren driver has now become the latest Briton to fall short in their bid to successfully defend a maiden championship.

To date, no British driver has ever managed to successfully retain their first title, with Lewis Hamilton remaining the only Briton to have mounted successful title defenses. The seven-time world champion has four title defenses to his name—in 2015, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Outside of those four campaigns, no British driver has ever entered a season as reigning champion and retained the crown by the year's end, whether defending a first or a subsequent title. Norris is the 11th Briton to win the Formula 1 world championship, following Mike Hawthorn (1958), Graham Hill (1962, 1968), Jim Clark (1963, 1965), John Surtees (1964), Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971, 1973), James Hunt (1977), Nigel Mansell (1992), Damon Hill (1996), Lewis Hamilton (2008, 2014–2015, 2017–2020), and Jenson Button (2009).