Max Verstappen’s pass for victory on Lewis Hamilton in the final lap of the championship-deciding race was a unique Formula 1 feat.
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Hamilton closes on another Schumacher record with first ‘hat-trick’ of 2021
2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored his first ‘hat-trick’ of pole position, win and fastest lap in over a year last weekend, tying the lead of the championship with Max Verstappen.
Verstappen is 47th F1 driver to have a shot at clinching the championship
2021 Qatar Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFor the first time in five years, a driver other than Lewis Hamilton will go into a race with a chance of winning the world championship.
Hamilton makes his second-biggest climb to victory from 10th on the grid
2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton now has 101 wins and 101 pole positions in Formula 1 after going from 10th to first in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
No one will win more F1 races than Verstappen this year
2021 Mexico City Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen has won nine races in 2021, a total no other driver can surpass before the end of the season. Here are all the stats and facts from the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Verstappen gives Honda its first F1 win in America for 30 years
2021 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhile Honda took their first win in America since 1991, Red Bull achieved their 200th podium finish, all of which they’ve scored in the last 15 years.
Bottas becomes 35th Formula 1 driver to reach 10 race wins
2021 Turkish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onValtteri Bottas became the 35th driver in F1 history to reach 10 victories last weekend and scored his second ‘hat trick’ of win, pole and fastest lap.
More than half the F1 field has led a race in most competitive hybrid season yet
2021 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onF1 saw its 11th different race leader this season in the Russian Grand Prix, the most in any year since the V6 hybrid turbos were introduced.
McLaren end second-longest wait between wins for an F1 team
2021 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOnly one team in F1 history have gone longer between consecutive wins than McLaren. Here are the stats and facts from the Italian Grand Prix.
Verstappen makes the Netherlands 12th country to produce a home F1 winner
2021 Dutch Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s victory at Zandvoort was a considerable improvement on the last performance by a Dutch driver at home: Huub Rothengatter qualified last and finished 14 laps down.
F1 breaks 30-year-old record for shortest-ever race
2021 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFormula 1’s farcical ‘race’ at Spa-Francorchamps yesterday created several unusual new lines in the history book.
Ocon is Formula 1’s third new winner in less than a year
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFormula 1 is seeing a spate of new winners: Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez have all taken their first wins in the past 12 months.
Verstappen is first driver to score points without completing a lap in grand prix
2021 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThe first sprint qualifying weekend created some bizarre statistics after the British Grand Prix, which also saw Lewis Hamilton’s 99th career win.
Verstappen’s first grand slam drives Hamilton’s points deficit to five-year high
2021 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAfter Max Verstappen’s Austrian grand slam, the last time Lewis Hamilton was this far behind in the points standings he lost the world championship.
The stats which show how Red Bull are ending Mercedes’ dominance of F1
2021 Styrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThe Styrian Grand Prix stats show Mercedes’ days of dominance are increasingly behind them as Max Verstappen and Red Bull won again.
Verstappen takes his first sweep of pole, fastest lap and victory
2021 French Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen scored his first ‘hat-trick’ of pole position, fastest lap and win in the French Grand Prix. Here are more stats from the race.
Hamilton records his worst finish for 12 years with 15th place
2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton took his worst finish since 2009, Sergio Perez became the first driver to win with two teams in the hybrid era, and more Azerbaijan Grand Prix stats.
Verstappen leads a championship for the first time since his karting years
2021 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen took the lead of the world championship last weekend – the first time he has led any series since graduating from go-karts.
Next stop 100 race wins: Hamilton’s hundredth pole position in stats
2021 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s 100th pole position puts him far ahead of anyone else, though four drivers have higher strike rates of grabbing the top spot on the grid.
Williams’ longest-ever point-less run reaches 30 races in a row
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhile Williams have gone 30 races in a row without scoring a point, McLaren is the only team to have scored with both cars in every race this year.