Michael Schumacher won multiple consecutive titles.
Michael Schumacher . His time with Ferrari yielded five consecutive titles between and . Schumacher holds many of Formula One 's driver records , including most championships , race victories , fastest laps , pole positions and races won in a single season -- 13 in 2004 ( the last record was equalled by fellow German Sebastian Vettel nine years later ) . Schumacher won five consecutive drivers ' titles from 2000 to 2004 . He came close to an eighth title that year , but due to technical problems in the final two races he fell short to Fernando Alonso .