Verstappen, very close to a historic record in Formula 1

The three-time world champion in the category can break a historic record if he wins the three remaining races.

The Dutch pilot Max Verstappencurrent three-time world champion of Formula 1is very close to reaching a historic record with his Red Bull if he succeeds in the last three races left to complete the season, as he can add 19 wins in 22 competitions.

The 26-year-old driver, who at the last Mexican Grand Prix surpassed his own record by achieving his 16th victory of the year (in 2022 he achieved 15), is “very close to a historic record” for the category if he wins. in Brazil, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi

“If Verstappen reaches 19 wins out of a possible 22, that means 86.36 percent of the wins in the total number of races throughout 2023, it will be historic”, detailed Mundo Deportivo. The next Formula 1 race is on Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix which will be held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, in Interlagos, in São Paulo.

The drivers with the most victories in both years are as follows:

• Max Verstappen in 2023 with 16 wins in 19 (with three races remaining) and 2022 with 15 in 22
• Michael Schumacher in 2004 with 13 out of 18
• Sebastian Vettel in 2013 with 13 out of 19 and in 2011 with 11 out of 19
• Lewis Hamilton in 2014 with 11 out of 19; in 2018 with 11 out of 21; in 2019 with 11 out of 21 and in 2020 with 11 out of 17.