Some interesting statistical compilations from the US Grand Prix…
Qualification
After qualifying in Austin, Carlos Sainz took his third pole of the season and career, equaling Daniel Ricciardo, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Theo Fabi, Hélio de Angelis, Dan Gurney and José-Froilan González.
Carlos Sainz took the first-ever pole position in Austin for Ferrari.
Charles Leclerc qualified second, but due to a penalty for switching the power unit, he started only twelfth, his third start outside the top ten this season.
Max Verstappen qualified third, but Leclerc’s penalty forced him to start from the front row for the 40th time in his career.
Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth, taking an early win over a young teammate in a season-end qualifying dispute. Now he leads with a score of 12:7 and Russell will not overtake him.
After penalties for rivals for the first time in the season, both Mercedes drivers started in the top four.
Lance Stroll advanced to the qualifying final for the third time of the season, where he set seventh, and started fifth, repeating Aston Martin’s best starting position after Sebastian Vettel’s fifth place finish at Spa last season.
For the fourth time this season, both Haas F1 drivers were eliminated in the first part of qualifying.
Daniel Ricciardo has been eliminated in the first part of qualifying for the third time in the last five Grands Prix.
race
By winning the US Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took his 13th win of the season and 33rd of his career, ahead of Fernando Alonso and climbed to sixth place overall.
13 races over the course of one season have previously been won by just two – Michael Schumacher in 2004 (13 wins in 18 races) and Sebastian Vettel in 2013 (13 wins in 19 races). These are illustrative examples of the period of unconditional dominance that we now see.
At Austin, Red Bull Racing won its fifth Constructors’ Championship ahead of schedule in its history – and the first since Formula 1’s transition to turbo hybrid engines.
At Austin, Red Bull Racing won its eighth race in a row, one win less than the team’s record of nine wins in 2013 (from Belgium to Brazil). The record for the number of victories in a row is held by McLaren (11 victories from Brazil to Belgium in 1988).
At Austin, Lewis Hamilton started in the 307th Grand Prix and moved up to fourth overall behind Barrichello (323), Raikkonen (350) and Alonso (353). For Lewis this is the 189th podium in his career – he finished in the top three in 61.5% of the Grands Prix.
Charles Leclerc climbed onto the podium for the 23rd time, equaling Jacques Villeneuve, Michele Alboreto and James Hunt in this indicator. For Charles, this is the fifth podium in a row – the longest streak of his career.
Sebastian Vettel led two laps in Austin, crossing the 3,500 career lap milestone. The last time he led the race in Baku in 2021.
Kevin Magnussen ended Haas F1’s seven consecutive no-point streak, the longest for any team this season.
AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda has scored his first run in the last 13 Grands Prix – also the longest losing streak this season.
Source: F1 News
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