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Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen made history Sunday with a 10th consecutive win, continuing a season of extraordinary dominance with a victory in the Italian Grand Prix.
Aged 16, Verstappen achieved 10 victories in total—including a record six consecutive wins at Spa-Francorchamps and the Norisring—along with eight retirements and one missed start, becoming the youngest race winner and polesitter in Formula Three history at the Hockenheimring; he placed third in the overall standings, with the most wins.
Mario Andretti had to wait the longest time between his maiden victory at the 1971 South African Grand Prix and his second win – coming five years, seven months and 18 days later at the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix. [10] Verstappen holds the record for the most consecutive wins, having won ten Grands Prix in a row in 2023. [11]
[8] [9] The first Formula One World Drivers' Champion was Giuseppe Farina in the 1950 championship and the current title holder is Max Verstappen in the 2024 season. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The title has been won by drivers from the United Kingdom 20 times between 10 drivers, more than any other nation, followed by Brazil, Finland and Germany with three ...
Follow all the reaction from the final grand prix of the 2023 Formula 1 season at the Yas Marina Circuit
Verstappen all but sealed the 2024 title with one of his best-ever wins three weeks ago in Brazil, when he stormed through the pack from 17th on the grid to win by 20 seconds in wet conditions.
Wins 1 Max Verstappen: 2023: 86.36% 22 19 2 Alberto Ascari: 1952: 75.00% 8 6 3 Michael Schumacher: ... 10 93rd race Max Verstappen: 2019 Hungarian Grand Prix: Source ...
Max Verstappen further cemented his status as the dominant driver of his generation with a historic victory at the Italian Grand Prix, his 10th consecutive race win.