Lewis 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.
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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.
Verstappen achieves most dominant title win since Vettel in 2013
2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAs Sebastian Vettel headed for retirement, Max Verstappen concluded the most dominant championship-winning campaign since his 2013 title.
Russell’s first grand prix victory means F1 has a dozen winners – for one race only
2022 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onGeorge Russell became Formula 1’s newest winner in last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, meaning the series now has a dozen race-winners in its field.
Red Bull’s RB18 is closing on a record set by one of F1’s greatest cars
2022 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhile Max Verstappen broke one record, his Red Bull RB18 is closing on a benchmark set by the famed McLaren-Honda MP4/4.
How Verstappen, Schumacher and Vettel’s record 13 wins in a season compare
2022 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen equalled Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel’s record of winning 13 races in a season, but from lower grid positions.
Verstappen clinches his second championship in F1’s slowest-ever race
2022 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen won his second Formula 1 title in what was officially the slowest race the championship has ever held.
Closest three-team pole fight for almost 20 years in Singapore
2022 Singapore Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onQualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix produced the closest fight for pole position involving three different teams for almost two decades.
Honda engines have won more than half of F1 races since company announced exit
2022 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onHonda’s engines have won more than half of the Formula 1 races which have been held since the manufacturer announced its plans to leave the series.
Verstappen achieves his longest winning streak with second home victory
2022 Dutch Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen’s victory in last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix was his fourth in a row, making this the longest winning streak of his career so far.
Verstappen is second driver to win back-to-back races starting no higher than 10th
2022 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen has won the last two races from double-digit starting positions – a feat which only one other Formula 1 driver ever achieved.
What made Verstappen’s 10th-to-first win in Hungary a rare achievement
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOnly a small fraction of the 1,070 world championship races have been won from a double-digit starting position. Max Verstappen achieved the latest last weekend.
Leclerc could win every remaining race but still lose the title to Verstappen
2022 French Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onCharles Leclerc has fallen so far behind Max Verstappen he could win all of the remaining races yet still lose the championship.
Ferrari is most-improved team year-on-year at halfway point in 2022
2022 Austrian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAt the halfway point in the season, Ferrari has gained the most points compared to last year while Lewis Hamilton has seen the biggest drop.
Sainz’s victory means more than half the F1 grid are race-winners
2022 British Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMore than half of the Formula 1 field have now won races, while Mick Schumacher scored his first points, and the second for car number 47.
Hamilton has equalled his longest win-less streak in Formula 1
2022 Canadian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFor the fourth time in his career, Lewis Hamilton has gone 10 consecutive races without winning one. More stats and facts from the Canadian Grand Prix.
Verstappen’s 80-point swing against Leclerc in five races fires him into title lead
2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onCharles Leclerc’s head must be spinning at the speed with which his championship fortunes have reversed in the space of just seven weeks.
Verstappen now has as many poles as Leclerc – but six times as many wins
2022 Monaco Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAnother pole without a win for Charles Leclerc leaves him with the second-lowest pole-win ratio of any driver in Formula 1 history. Here are more Monaco Grand Prix stats.
Verstappen equals Fangio’s win tally with third consecutive victory
2022 Spanish Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen scored the 24th win of his career in Spain, equalling the tally of five-times world champion Juan Manuel Fangio.
Alonso has more penalty points than championship points after luckless start to 2022
2022 Miami Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWhile Max Verstappen’s binary season continued, Fernando Alonso added only penalty points to his tally in F1’s first Miami Grand Prix.