Sebastian Vettel
2014 Formula One World Drivers' Champion, Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
Kimi Raikkonen was the 2007 Formula One world champion.
As of July 2014, Sebastian Vettel is the current Formula One World Champion driver, having won the championship 4 years in a row: in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Michael Schumacher is a former formula one racer and seven time world champion.
The first and only Formula One World Champion for New Zealand was Denny Hulme. This was in 1967.
Jenson Button entered the 2010 formula one season as the Reigning and Defending drivers world champion because he had won the 2009 drivers title. Sebastian Vettel won the drivers world title in the 2010 season from Fernando Alonso by just 4 points. Vettel has been the defending world champion ever since because he won the titles 3 consecutive times in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Michael Schumacher is seven-time Formula One world drivers' champion.
Alberto Ascari was the 1953 Formula One champion.
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The defending Formula One World Champion heading into the 2012 season is Sebastien Vettel of the Red Bull Racingchassis.
Jenson Button is a British Formula One driver who currently races for the McLaren team, a team he has been with since 2010. He is the 2009 World Champion.
As of 2014, the Formula One World Champion is a German driver named Sebastian Vettel. He has been the champion for 5 seasons straight.