F1 Drivers who waited the longest for their first world title
Mika Hakkinen
Debut in: 1991
first championship win in: 1998
sEASONS: 8
JODY SCHECKTER
Debut in: 1972
first championship win in: 1979
sEASONS: 8
Jenson Button
debut in: 2000
first championship win in: 2009
sEASONS: 10
Mario Andretti
Debut In: 1968
First championship win: 1978
Gap: 10 seasons (as he did not compete in 1974)
Nico Rosberg
Debut in: 2006
first championship win in: 2016
sEASONS: 11
Nigel Mansell
Debut iN: 1980
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP WIN IN: 1992
Seasons: 13
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