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Hamilton v Prost v Schumacher

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F1i compares Lewis Hamilton's F1 statistics at the age of 31 with the two drivers ahead of him in the all-time race-winners list

Lewis Hamilton turns 31 today, with the Mercedes driver beginning 2016 as the defending F1 drivers’ champion having taken his third title - and second in succession - last year.

In 2015 Hamilton took his 43rd grand prix victory, leaving him in third place on the all-time winners list. But where does Hamilton stack up against the two drivers ahead of him - Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost - at the same age?

After Nigel Mansell’s comments claiming Hamilton can challenge Schumacher’s seven titles if he maintains his motivation, F1i looks at how many championships, wins and other podium results each driver had to their name on the day they turned 31.

Hamilton v Prost v Schumacher

Race starts

Schumacher: 126

Prost: 89

Hamilton: 167

Wins

Schumacher: 35

Prost: 21

Hamilton: 43

Win percentage

Schumacher: 27.78%

Prost: 23.60%

Hamilton: 25.75%

Podiums (excluding wins)

Schumacher: 36

Prost: 16

Hamilton: 44

Championships

Schumacher: 2

Prost: 1

Hamilton: 3

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Final career statistics

Race starts

Schumacher: 306

Prost: 199

Wins

Schumacher: 91

Prost: 51

Win percentage

Schumacher: 29.74%

Prost: 25.63%

Podiums (excluding wins)

Schumacher: 64

Prost: 55

Championships

Schumacher: 7

Prost: 4

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.