Only one driver increased their points score in 2023 by more than Max Verstappen did. Here’s how they all compared.
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How Sainz suffered the worst season finale for a driver since Schumacher in 1997
2023 Abu Dhabi GP stats and facts
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr had a dire final race of the year and Fernando Alonso underestimated how well his team did in the past. Here’s the stats from the F1 finale.
Verstappen could have missed the last 10 races and still won the title
F1 statistics
Posted onMax Verstappen could have stayed at the beach instead of returning from the summer break and still won the title by a point. Here’s the key stats from his dominant season.
Ferrari are the Q3 masters but Sargeant takes a pasting: 2023 qualifying in stats
F1 Statistics
Posted onWhile Ferrari reached Q3 more than any other team, Logan Sargeant never once out-qualified his team mate. We analyse the qualifying stats of 2023.
Piastri is first rookie to take two fastest laps in a season since Hamilton
2023 Las Vegas GP stats and facts
Posted onOscar Piastri became the first driver since Lewis Hamilton to set multiple fastest laps in a rookie season. Here are more stats and facts from Las Vegas.
Las Vegas GP stats preview: F1’s 1,100th round begins a spate of Saturday races
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 hasn’t held a grand prix on a Saturday for 38 years. But this weekend’s is the first of three in the next four events.
Red Bull equal Mercedes’ record for most wins in a season – with a key difference
2023 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onRed Bull broke one of Mercedes’ records and equalled another last weekend, but they’re doing it very differently.
Verstappen matches Prost’s 51 wins in 11 fewer starts
2023 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s 51st grand prix win last weekend in Mexico City put him level with Alain Prost, and now only behind three drivers in F1’s all-time winner’s list.
Verstappen’s 50 F1 wins “rookie numbers compared to Lewis”
2023 US GP Stats and Facts
Posted onMax Verstappen reached 50 wins but Charles Leclerc was the first pole-winner to be disqualified from a race in almost two decades. Here are the US GP stats and facts.
Verstappen’s fourth ‘grand slam’, Albon’s superiority and Piastri’s unusual feat
Stats and Facts
Posted onOscar Piastri achieved the unusual feat of winning an F1 race but not a world championship grand prix. Here are the Qatar GP stats and facts.
Analysis: Verstappen’s domination of 2023 made the Mercedes era look competitive
F1 history
Posted onMercedes’ years of domination of Formula 1 between 2014 and 2020 paled in comparison to Max Verstappen’s annihilation of the competition this year.
Norris breaks Hulkenberg’s record for most points without a win in F1
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris has overtaken Nico Hulkenberg as the Formula 1 driver who has scored the most points without winning a race.
Sainz becomes F1’s newest multiple winner at Verstappen’s ‘bogey track’
Stats and Facts
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr is the latest Formula 1 driver to become a multiple grand prix winner but success still eludes Max Verstappen in the Singapore Grand Prix.
Did Bottas really prevent Hamilton winning 10 in a row before Verstappen?
2023 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton said he hadn’t won 10 races in a row before Max Verstappen set the record because he had “stronger” team mates. Is he right?
Verstappen makes history with unbeaten hat-track in first home races
2023 Dutch Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen broke new ground with his Dutch Grand Prix victory, becoming the first driver to go unbeaten in their first three races on home soil.
Little to choose between Alpine pair but too many points have been missed
2023 F1 team mate battles
Posted onAlpine’s new driver pairing have collided twice in their first 12 races together and lost points on several other occasions.
Norris leads the way at McLaren but can’t afford to ignore potential of Piastri
2023 F1 team mate battles
Posted onLando Norris has comfortably out-scored his new team mate so far but Oscar Piastri is getting closer all the time.
There’s no doubt where the most one-sided team mate contest is
2023 F1 team mate battles
Posted onLogan Sargeant is the first driver to use the number two in F1 since Stoffel Vandoorne in 2018. And Sargeant is faring no better than his predecessor.
Hamilton reasserts himself over Russell as Mercedes change direction with W14
2023 F1 team mate battles
Posted onGeorge Russell out-scored Lewis Hamilton last year but the seven-times champion has hit back since Mercedes abandoned its ‘zero’ sidepods.
Tsunoda makes solid start as de Vries’ replacement provides toughest test yet
2023 F1 team mate battles
Posted onWhat was supposed to be Nyck de Vries’ first full year as an F1 driver ended after 10 rounds, and now Daniel Ricciardo is the benchmark for Yuki Tsunoda to beat.