Max Verstappen He is one of the best drivers in the history of Formula 1. The Dutchman managed to reach the figure of 200 Grand Prix at the Great Circus at Zandvoort and he said he was more than halfway through his career. If you look at the numbers, it’s almost unbeatable.
The Dutchman has been declared a three-time world champion in 2023 and has every chance of matching his four world titles. Sebastian Vettel and Alain Prost. As far as titles are concerned, he has matched other sports legends such as Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda or Nelson Piquet.
But if we look at the number of wins and pole positions, the percentage of total races is truly outrageous. Verstappen won his first race with Red Bull, at the 2016 Spanish GP, and since then he has added 61. That means, has won 30.5% of the races in which he has participated and he is the third driver with the most wins in history. The podiums They are almost untrue. Plus 108 In sum, that represents 54% of their careers.
As far as the pole are concerned, it’s not far either. Plus 40 in total, meaning he came first in 20% of his Grand Prix. In the fastest lap he was at 16% with a total of 32. On the other hand, he led The 3,323 laps were spread over 89 different races. He was almost the leader in half of his participations.
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In 2023, Verstappen broke all records with the most dominant season in history. He won 19 races out of a total of 23 and 86% was the highest winning percentage ever seen. besides managed to win 10 races in a row, from Miami to Monza, surpassing Vettel’s nine from 2013.
He also became the driver who led the most races in a season with 20 Grands Prix. He also equaled Alonso’s record by being able to win from nine different positions on the grid. Other notes worth highlighting are the most podiums in a season (21 out of 22), the highest number of points achieved (575 points) or the highest percentage of most laps led in a year (75.7%).
Then there are the records of precocity. He is the youngest driver to debut in F1 at the age of 17 years and 166 days, the youngest scorer (17 years and 180 days) and the youngest winner in history (18 years and 228 days).
Anyway, these are some of the examples that make it clear that we are dealing with a vintage driver who has been sitting at the table with the great legends of this sport for many years.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
