10 Absolute worst F1 title defences (in no definite order)

I am so tired of Merc and Red Bull winning all titles since 2009's Jenson Button miracle, that I went and made a list of bad title defences. Maybe it inspires Max to stop being so flippin dominant.
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www.motorsport.com/f1/video/t...
www.essentiallysports.com/8-w...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Hu...
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Nederlands: Grand Prix Zandvoort; tijdens huldiging Andretti.
Date 27 August 1978
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Description Mario Andretti - Lotus 79 rounds Druids at the 1978 British Grand Prix
Date 7 January 2008, 11:34
Source Mario Andretti - Lotus 79 rounds Druids at the 1978 British Grand Prix
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English: The former Formula One driver and three time world champion Nelson Piquet.
Date 6 September 2013, 11:52:41
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English: Frank Williams
Date 9 February 2011, 10:55:27
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Description 1995 British Grand Prix
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Last photo of racer Alberto Ascari driving a car, before a test in Montecarlo.
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Description Ferrari 312T5 at Mont Tremblant 2010
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Damon Hill Arrows A18 (1997)
All Glory To The Hypnotoad
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Niki Lauda bei der Publikumsveranstaltung "ÖAMTC Welt des Motorsports" Begleitend zu FIA Gala in der Wiener Hofburg am Freitag, 2. Dezember am Wiener Heldenplatz
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Nelson Piquet - Brabham BT50 at the 1982 British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch
Martin Lee
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[@scoe5908]

Vettel in 2014 has to be up there, he went from being utterly dominant in 2013 to being shooed out Red Bull by the end of 2014. One of the most recent examples of a defending champion not winning during their defending season.

[@hisSTORYF1]

You have a point. Vettel went from Max Verstappen level to that guy that was Stroll's teammate disturbingly fast