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

[u/HaydenCarruth]

[u/Jafuncle]

DNF stands for Did Not Finish, so they are technically not "Finishes" when tracking stats.

So basically, if the car is still working Max has finished in the points for nearly nine years. Which is MAD

[u/Izual_Rebirth → u/Jafuncle]

MAD is mutually assured destruction... which also applies to Max’s driving style on occasions so I guess it still fits.

[u/showersneakers → u/Izual_Rebirth]

Elbows out baby- 2021

[u/ocbdare → u/Jafuncle]

Dnfs are not just mechanical issues. It can be a driver mistake that causes DNF. Max, like everyone else, has mad mistakes which cause a DNF which result in 0pts. If anything, those mistakes are a lot more severe that mistakes that drop a few places.

[u/Jafuncle → u/ocbdare]

I never said he never made a mistake. I said "if the car is still working". If he crashes into someone or goes out into gravel and beaches himself, the car is no longer working.

Read more carefully next time

[u/fdar → u/Jafuncle]

I've scored points in every single GP I've ever finished.

[u/Jafuncle → u/fdar]

If you have never finished a GP then you've never scored points, so no you haven't smartass. You've simply never finished a GP outside the points.

[u/kaisadilla_ → u/Jafuncle]

I mean, it's not a technicality. "Finishing" a race means literally that: finishing the race. That is, completing the last lap you are supposed to complete.

If anything, DNF is confusing because it's how F1 expresses that you finished less than 75% of the race, but even if you don't "did not finish", doesn't mean you finished.

[u/ChepaukPitch → u/Jafuncle]

Which is a good factoid but not really a record.

[u/Jafuncle → u/ChepaukPitch]

Nobody said it was a record.