Max Verstappen can’t achieve a maximum points score this year but he could get closer to it than any driver before him has.
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Closest front row for 13 years is followed by most dominant win of 2023 so far
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThe Hungarian Grand Prix saw the closest qualifying session since 2010 but another dominant win for Max Verstappen – which broke a 35-year-old record.
‘I doubt they know where that came from’: Alfa Romeo stun with third-row start
Lap time watch: 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onThe fastest Ferrari-powered driver in qualifying was Zhou Guanyu, but three other teams made greater gains in Hungary than Alfa Romeo.
Perez records worst five-round qualifying run for a Red Bull driver in 16 years
2023 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen added to his ever-growing list of F1 achievements at the British GP, but team mate Sergio Perez had the indignity of being knocked out in Q1.
Verstappen’s determination to grab every point makes him a record-breaker
2023 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s domination continued at the Austrian GP, and having scored 91.6% of the points available after nine rounds there has been no one more dominant at this stage.
Verstappen matches Senna, Clark and Fangio with Canadian GP success
2023 Canadian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen and Red Bull both reached significant statistical landmarks with their victory in the Canadian Grand Prix.
Perez has now failed to reach Q3 in half of all races this year
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Posted onQualifying data reveals why Red Bull have reached Q3 less often than three of their rivals and who is the only driver who hasn’t beaten his team mate yet.
Russell is first driver to start behind a Red Bull and beat it in 2023
2023 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAre Red Bull beatable? George Russell became the first driver to overhaul one in a race this year – but Max Verstappen scored a crushing grand slam.
Removal of chicane allows Verstappen to break 18-year-old Catalunya course record
Lap time watch: 2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen set the fastest ever lap of the Circuit de Catalunya as he claimed pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Verstappen surpasses Vettel as winner of most races for Red Bull
2023 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen has now won more races for Red Bull than any driver in the team’s history. Here are more stats and facts from last weekend’s race.
Ferrari and two other teams are slower in Monaco than they were last year
Lap time watch: 2023 Monaco Grand Prix
Posted onLast year’s Monaco pole winner Charles Leclerc said Ferrari’s poor performance over bumps is the reason why they are slower than they were 12 months ago.
Alonso’s wait for a grand prix win has now lasted a decade
2023 Miami Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhen Fernando Alonso lines up for the next Formula 1 race he will have gone a decade without winning a grand prix.
McLaren slowest in Miami – but how quick could Aston Martin have been?
Lap time watch: 2023 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onWhile one Mercedes customer team sank to the bottom of the times in Miami, another claimed a front row place with a time set on used tyres.
Red Bull could become first team to score 1,000 points in a season
2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onRed Bull can become the first team to score more than 1,000 points in a single season if they continue to dominate the 2023 championship.
Ferrari make worst start to a season in 14 years while Hamilton breaks a record
2023 Australian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFerrari have made their worst start to a season since 2009, but Lewis Hamilton’s 192nd career podium saw him break another record.
The drivers who are impressing in F1’s qualifying battles so far this year
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onThree races into the 2023 F1 season, the qualifying battles have been one-sided affairs at the majority of the 10 teams.
The slowest car of the first two races beat three rivals in Melbourne
Lap time watch: 2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onSeven Formula 1 teams broke the Albert Park track record during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
Why Hamilton’s claim about the scale of Red Bull’s dominance doesn’t stack up
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton claimed Red Bull are as dominant as Mercedes were when the V6 hybrid turbo era began, but the numbers show that’s an exaggeration.
F1 field closes up as half of teams lap Jeddah quicker despite track changes
Lap time watch: 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Posted onWhile Aston Martin are lapping Jeddah one-and-a-half seconds quicker than last year, rivals AlphaTauri are six-tenths slower.
Red Bull make most dominant start to an F1 season by a team in 25 years
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onRed Bull’s dominant one-two victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix was the best start any team has made to a season in 25 years.