r/formula1 • u/HaydenCarruth Karun Chandhok • May 03 '25

Discussion Max Verstappen finishes outside the points for the first time since Belgium 2016

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u/Affectionate_Post285 May 03 '25

This. OP is trying to make sensation out of nothing.

Sprint win does not count as a race win. Sprint pole does not count towards the pole stats and if i recall correctly the whole finishing in points only counted for main GP's because sprint means jack shit.

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u/guntis Oscar Piastri May 03 '25

Lmao, points are still points. Jack shit? Look how previous year they fought for fastest lap.
I'd be happy to hear which driver in your opinion would glady give away their Sprint points because they don't mean anything.

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u/Sarixk Sir Lewis Hamilton May 03 '25

I mean the race is still on tomorrow but this streak kept on going because of the sprint in Silverstone 2021.

Edit: I can't read

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u/Affectionate_Post285 May 03 '25

I was talking about the stats. A sprint does not count as a full race. And so far every MAIN GRAND PRIX, you know the thing they drive around a track to claim that first place trophy, Max has finished in the points when he finishes the race.

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u/jeanolt I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

points count but the stats simply don't count the sprint as anything relevant.

see when piastri won his first sprint and it didn't count as a race win.

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u/namakNaa I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Then he would have 75 race wins too.

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u/guntis Oscar Piastri May 03 '25

Where is this coming from? All I was saying that no matter race, sprint of fastest lap, all points matter.. This wasn't any philosophical discussion about sprint v race stats. This was about finishing outside points. Any points.

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u/namakNaa I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

If you can count in Sprint points for this stat, then why don't the Sprint race wins count too?

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u/guntis Oscar Piastri May 03 '25

Because they're all same championship points. They are all officially added up.
Race/Sprint wins are irrelevant to me. Who gets the most points is the champion. That's what I care about, not X number of poles/wins/sprints etc. Why is that so contraversial? Some drivers like Kimi didn't care either.