Verstappen ready to put Hamilton's record at risk | FormulaPassion

Verstappen, record after record

There have been numerous goals he has achieved this year Max Verstappensome of which entered the history of Formula 1 such as new absolute records. Among the most emblematic is undoubtedly that relating to the victories achieved in a single season, 19, ten of which were consecutive. Records which, among many, had belonged to other great names of the Circusincluding the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.

The next target

Now there is obviously anticipation for the start of next season, with the first race scheduled for March 2 in Bahrain, but it will be precisely on the Lusail circuit that Verstappen will be able to resume the discussion left pending to go in search of a new result which would take him to the top of the ranking relating to highest number of consecutive grand prix finishes in the points.

The current situation

With the solo victory achieved in the last test in Abu Dhabi, the Red Bull driver has in fact reached altitude 41 top-10 races. A positive series that knows no stops from the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, when also in that case he won starting from pole position. Curiously, Verstappen has thus overtaken Hamilton in this ranking, although the Briton from Mercedes is still present in the lead for another outstanding result.

The record

Hamilton, in fact, holds the record for ben 48 consecutive races finished in the points. Unlike his rival, however, the Englishman will not be able to improve on this performance: he reached 2nd place in his home race in Silverstone in 2018the Mercedes driver no longer experienced exclusions from the top-10 until Bahrain Grand Prix 2020. The following week, in fact, the #44 did not take part in the Sakhir Grand Prix for the positive for COVID-19, which thus forced him to interrupt this historic achievement. As a result, Verstappen could then equal his rival's record by finishing in the top ten in the next seven appointmentsi.e. from the Bahrain Grand Prix to Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix 2024.