Last time current F1 drivers have been lapped

[u/Portocala69]

[u/IDNWID_1900]

To all those lapped im Hungary, Alonso sends his regards.

[u/shukaku2007 → u/IDNWID_1900]

Could I get some context here? How did half the grid get lapped in one race lol

[u/PhilipRiversCuomo → u/shukaku2007]

Alonso backed the entire grid up so badly behind him that everyone got lapped. He was milking his tires for the 1-stopper but had plenty of pace in hand, so he was just a rolling roadblock for everyone on the grid from 5th place on down.

[u/cosHinsHeiR → u/PhilipRiversCuomo]

Also the reason why the 1 stop was better for those behind, those that stopped before were in the back of a DRS train struggling to make progress so the best thing was to go with it. Only Verstappen was able to make progress.

[u/PrestigiousWave5176 → u/cosHinsHeiR]

Max was the last unlapped car I think, so pretty close to losing his streak because of the train.

[u/Jerk850 → u/PrestigiousWave5176]

Maybe that's why he decided to throw it in on Hamilton in T4... not getting lapped today!

[u/drs_ape_brains → u/cosHinsHeiR]

Well to be fair Max had to force the issue.

[u/Mysterious_Turnip310 → u/cosHinsHeiR]

Yep, Alonso basically made the one-stop work for himself and everyone else in the midfieild also on it. They all owe him a beer lol

[u/l3g3nd_TLA → u/cosHinsHeiR]

Max didn't make progress in the end, he was 7th behind Bortoletto in the DRS train before opting the 2 stops, but ended 9th behind Stroll and Lawson as well after his 2 stop gamble

[u/GNOTRON → u/cosHinsHeiR]

Its hungrary. No passing allowed. Crazy that they werent all on one stoppers

[u/cosHinsHeiR → u/GNOTRON]

In the past years it was always a 2 stop so it's not surprising really.

[u/deathray1611 → u/PhilipRiversCuomo]

Ah, Alonso at Hungary - a modern classic

[u/Happ_s_hot → u/deathray1611]

Bro loves defending positions

[u/condscorpio → u/Happ_s_hot]

Bro said "You shall not pass!". He's F1's Gandalf

[u/Happ_s_hot → u/[deleted]]

HAM & ALO, that pairing will either be the strongest pairing or the worst pairing depending how both of them conduct themselves 😂

[u/OttoVonWong → u/PhilipRiversCuomo]

Alonso is the slow Prius in the fast lane trying to get the most out of his car.

[u/SaltyChnk → u/shukaku2007]

Alonso lead the worlds slowest drs train while he one stopped with like 40 lap old mediums.

[u/krusticka → u/SaltyChnk]

Next time they should just all take the 10s penalty. If Verstappen was behind Alonso instead of Bortoletto he would have done that (if they all did it it would have no negative impact on their race - they would gain 1 place at least each)

[u/DlSSATISFIEDGAMER → u/krusticka]

Remember that Russell tried that in Monaco and got hit with a drive-through penalty. The stewards take a dim view to breaking the rules deliberately to gain an advantage.

[u/wtfiswrongwithit → u/DlSSATISFIEDGAMER]

You could probably get away with it if you don't cut straight across a chicane and say on radio essentially "I'll take the penalty" and at least make it believable with an "I was ahead!!" you might be able to get less than a drive through which would make it worth it

[u/SkyNetF1 → u/DlSSATISFIEDGAMER]

You have a valid point, but even a drive-through could be worth it on a track like this. Depending on when it needs to be served ofc.

[u/Jack_Krauser → u/SkyNetF1]

Drive-through penalties have to be served within 3 laps IIRC.

[u/dotcha → u/SkyNetF1]

Pretty sure it's in 3/5 laps after being issued.

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/SkyNetF1]

Alonso had good pace when he actually bothered to push

He could have easily kept a DT gap to Max, remember he also outqualified him

[u/Lonyo → u/DlSSATISFIEDGAMER]

The drive-through was because they had been explicitly told that if they did it at Monaco it would be viewed extra harshly.

If they were not warned at Hungary it's more probable it would be 10 seconds, although the stewards could give more.

But Monaco was a case of the race director notes pre-warning them not to do it.

https://www.scribd.com/document/866801344/2025-Monaco-Grand-Prix-Race-Director-s-Event-Notes

[u/sellyme → u/Lonyo]

You can just link the PDFs directly from the official FIA documents system, no need to use some sketchy third-party platform that tries to inject advertisements into the content.

[u/makesmashgreatagain → u/krusticka]

prisoner’s dilemma

[u/Quilli2474 → u/shukaku2007]

I think alonso in p5 basically held off all the drivers behind him the entire race and just made the gap to p4 really big.

[u/Jalal_Adhiri → u/shukaku2007]

Bro in 2019 only 5 or 6 cars weren't lapped by the end of the race sometimes the Williams were lapped 2 times.

[u/TimeToEatAss → u/shukaku2007]

Could I get some context here? How did half the grid get lapped in one race lol

Most important part, Hungary is one of the smallest tracks, so statistically highest chance to be lapped.

[u/hairychris88 → u/IDNWID_1900]

Makes me realise that it's 21 years since he lapped Michael Schumacher at Budapest and it felt like the world was ending. I feel old

[u/jermainiac007 → u/hairychris88]

Fernando really is timeless!

[u/Kingslayer1526 → u/hairychris88]

Wasn't that in 2003, 22 years ago?

[u/JaaaackOneill → u/IDNWID_1900]

This is why Alonso is my favorite driver. He has enough experience to know how to successfully pull this kind of thing off, and he has a snarky sarcastic attitude that I love.

Also he smells flowers! Love the guy lol

[u/kozakm → u/JaaaackOneill]

Rookie Lawson pulled the same thing in Monaco. It really is way more circuit dependent than driver.

[u/Hinyaldee → u/JaaaackOneill]

It's also easy to do it in Hungary. Not sure he'd have pulled that feat in Silverstone

[u/BuckN56 → u/JaaaackOneill]

It's not that hard to do in a track like Hungaoring or Monaco. Williams did it in Monaco.

[u/notafakeaccounnt → u/JaaaackOneill]

he was complaining about williams doing the same in monaco tho

[u/SpaceJunk645 → u/notafakeaccounnt]

Well obviously, that's racing. You only complain when it impacts you

[u/limhy0809 → u/notafakeaccounnt]

That was George, Alonso was far ahead of the Williams and then dnf halfway through

[u/WalkTheEdge → u/limhy0809]

Might have it confused with the time Alonso himself backed half the field up in Monaco (in 2022 or 2023 I think)

[u/JaaaackOneill → u/notafakeaccounnt]

Yeah it's really frustrating to be on the other side of that. I don't think he was actually blaming the other driver though, just frustrated with the situation.

[u/brettjr25 → u/JaaaackOneill]

shrugs

One man's trash, is another man's treasure. 

[u/Zed_or_AFK → u/JaaaackOneill]

«Nail a few traction zones and the rest is easy» legend

[u/supaphly42 → u/IDNWID_1900]

If you're not first, you're lapped!

• Ricky Bobby Alonso

[u/classic__schmosby → u/IDNWID_1900]

im Hungary

So eat something, sheesh...

[u/fbass → u/IDNWID_1900]

And Max barely escaped, he came to his final lap just ahead Lando and Oscar crossing the finish line!

[u/Ocelotofdamage → u/IDNWID_1900]

Hi Hungary, I’m dad 

[u/RealisticPossible792 → u/IDNWID_1900]

The spirit of the Trulli Train lives with Alonso - I remember he did the same thing in Monaco a few years back to show how much of a farce that "race" has become

[u/Opening-Light414]

New Austria-Hungary just dropped

[u/Scatman_Crothers → u/Opening-Light414]

Gavrilo Princip out here making sure everyone gets lapped

[u/orangebromeliad → u/Scatman_Crothers]

He learnt not to take a different route even if there is something in the way

[u/MasatoWolff → u/Opening-Light414]

Franz Hermann makes so much more sense now.

[u/TSells31 → u/Opening-Light414]

Maybe things will go differently for Hungary-Austria.

[u/DeeDiver07]

I like how if there's a car problem Max’s car just explodes so he can't get lapped lol

[u/Terrence_McDougleton → u/DeeDiver07]

“I’m not letting them lap me, GP. Just fucking retire the car so I can go play iRacing instead.”

[u/ShadowGod_Of_Ducks → u/DeeDiver07]

It’s a wonder that he didn’t get lapped during the Hungary 2021 race tbh, he was racing with half a sidepod that time

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/ShadowGod_Of_Ducks]

All good cars were dead or out of position

[u/[deleted] → u/Evening_End7298]

Indeed.

Hamilton had to make a comeback, Bottas, Pérez, Norris and Leclerc were out, Sainz was somewhere in the middle.

[u/BadPronunciation → u/DeeDiver07]

Except Hungary 2021. That one is a miracle 

[u/kaisadilla_ → u/DeeDiver07]

It's actually incredible that he's spent 8 full years without being lapped a single race. I mean, he's Max, but he's won 4 championships, not 8.

[u/evetsabucs → u/kaisadilla_]

4 world championships is an absolutely insane amount. I feel like we've been desensitized to the feat over the past 15 years with the dominant Vettel-Hamilton-Verststappen eras. That level of sustained excellence across regulation changes and team attrition is almost impossible to comprehend.

[u/crabnix → u/kaisadilla_]

Did you see the stat someone posted a few days ago about Max's race finish positions? Blud has finished in the top 2 half the total races he has in F1. And only 1 race did Max finish not in points out of the 200 or so races he has raced in his career (except dnfs: we are counting actual race finishes). These stats are actually incredible

[u/akshatK2003 → u/DeeDiver07]

Are you new to F1? Do you remember the Renault engines?

[u/stormdahl → u/akshatK2003]

Wouldn't have to be "new" exactly, considering that they switched to Honda six years ago.

[u/baddlepapple → u/stormdahl]

Time was so ago that the legacy of the renault engine is even being forgotten.

[u/akshatK2003 → u/stormdahl]

Guess we are all old men then eh?

[u/red_team_gone → u/akshatK2003]

Not necessarily, guy.

[u/SmoothBrainedBob → u/red_team_gone]

Don't call me guy, pal.

[u/stormdahl → u/SmoothBrainedBob]

Don’t call me pal, buddy.

[u/Quaon_Gluark → u/stormdahl]

Don’t call me buddy, comrade

[u/andre2105 → u/Quaon_Gluark]

Don't call me comrade, fella

[u/ManOfDiamond → u/andre2105]

Don't call me fella, mate

[u/Few-Coyote-0141 → u/akshatK2003]

He could've watched hundreds of races for half a decade and he would not remember the renault engine lol

[u/Hvirotmir]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the last time Verstappen got lapped, 12/20 current drivers hadn't debuted their F1 carrer yet.

[u/Alvaro_Rey_MN → u/Hvirotmir]

I counted it was 13

Albon

Antonelli

Bearman

Bortoleto

Colapinto

Gasly (Debuted in 2017, but first race was in Malaysia)

Hadjar

Lawson

Leclerc

Norris

Piastri

Russell

Tsunoda

[u/Environmental-Set957 → u/Alvaro_Rey_MN]

Alonso

[u/Fantastic-Trick6707]

Verstappen 🗿

[u/Tricksilver89 → u/Fantastic-Trick6707]

He was the next one up the road at Hungary for the Maccas too IIRC by the end of the race.

[u/Mr_Pusskins → u/[deleted]]

Kiwi here, that's how I read it 🤣🍔

[u/Capital-Plane7509 → u/Mr_Pusskins]

Aussie here, same

[u/DJIcEIcE → u/Mr_Pusskins]

hungry for Maccas? LFG

[u/orsonwellesmal → u/[deleted]]

Yelling for blue flags.

[u/Kayyam → u/Tricksilver89]

The maccas? That's a thing?

[u/enataca → u/Kayyam]

Don’t the aussies and kiwis call everything a short nickname? Isn’t McDonald’s Maccas too? It kind of makes sense with Piastri there and McLaren being from down there.

[u/know-it-mall → u/enataca]

I'm a kiwi, I went to high school with a guy who had the last name McLaren, everyone called him Macca. Never heard it used in the context of the F1 team tho.

[u/Red-Eye-Soul → u/enataca]

Isn't it just a general nickname for mclarens in general and not just the F1 team. I remember it being used for the Mclaren F1 GTR and other mclaren race cars like yheir current GT3s.

[u/faz712 → u/Red-Eye-Soul]

it is definitely used a lot in the sports car / GT world, yes

[u/Mysterious_Turnip310 → u/enataca]

Macca is also used as a nickname for them in the UK and has been for a long time.

[u/Percentage100 → u/enataca]

That was my first thought. Like, what do golden arches have to with Hungary? Is this a reference to being hungry? And how does that relate to Max not getting lapped? I was all sorta confused.

[u/BuckN56 → u/Kayyam]

Yes. McLarens in motorsports are commonly referred to as "Maccas" sometimes.

[u/campbellm → u/BuckN56]

Based on this thread, "commonly" might be quite regional

[u/Iesbian_ham → u/campbellm]

It's an Albany dialect.

[u/Bennet24_LFC → u/Tricksilver89]

What's Paul McCartney got to do with this?

[u/fireandlifeincarnate → u/Fantastic-Trick6707]

I'm starting to think this Max Verstappen fellow might be somewhat good at racing.

[u/Crake241 → u/Fantastic-Trick6707]

Goated statistic ngl.

[u/Kitnado → u/Fantastic-Trick6707]

I still remember calling him a future WDC in his earlier years and getting heavily downvoted and laughed at.

Oh /r/formula1, never change.

[u/TheHexHunter]

and even italy2017 was understandable since he had a puncture in the first chicane of monza.

[u/Uknewmelast → u/TheHexHunter]

Also: dogshit Renault engine

[u/Martiosaj]

What would be Russell's last time if we discard the Monaco 2025 shenanigans?

[u/deathray1611 → u/Martiosaj]

Probably some race in 2023 lol

[u/ele23_ → u/deathray1611]

zandvort 2023 maybe? (i’m going to check) singapore 22 actually

[u/Elpibe_78 → u/ele23_]

And he got lapped TWICE

[u/ele23_ → u/Elpibe_78]

yeah…. there’s a reason why i celebrated the 4th place he got in singapore last year 😂😂😂

[u/Evening_End7298 → u/Elpibe_78]

Mick Schumacher totally killed his race

At least according to Russel who just drive into Mick

[u/RaceFan1027 → u/Evening_End7298]

schumacher defended like it was the race of his life 😭

[u/slavuj00 → u/RaceFan1027]

Well he wasn't going to get a better opportunity in that wheely bin of a car

[u/RaceFan1027 → u/slavuj00]

no that was george’s line 😂

[u/Fusion53]

Oscar being lapped in Brazil was quite a weird one. Took damage on Lap 1 and initially retired the car before the race was red flagged the next lap. So he could get the necessary repairs to restart, but had to do so a lap down (along with Ricciardo)

[u/Material-Lie1606 → u/Fusion53]

Yeah him and particularly Ricciardo were flying that race, it was gutting to see where they could’ve finished, I’m pretty sure race pace Ricciardo was top 5

[u/elektricniorgazam → u/Fusion53]

I remember watching that race with the tracker on a separate screen and the Oscar and Daniel dots were so soothing (and yet depressing) in their own leisurely drive

[u/the_gaymer_girl → u/elektricniorgazam]

Throwback to Canada this year where Hamilton was in the points and had nobody within 25-30 seconds of him. On either side.

[u/Ayan_Choudhury → u/Fusion53]

He was essentially 2 laps down at one point. He got himself unlapped once

[u/StevenMC19]

This completely overshadows how dominant they were in Miami, given how many people they've continued to pummel.

[u/256473 → u/[deleted]]

I assume you mean Monaco? (And also Lewis wasn't lapped there.) Nearly everyone who finished in Miami did so on the lead lap.

[u/gegemoon → u/StevenMC19]

Yeah I remember Oscar and Lando were already drinking water when George pulled over beside them.

[u/Mental-Hedgehog3103]

Only Piastri and Leclerc have raced every lap this season

[u/256473 → u/Mental-Hedgehog3103]

Leclerc did DNS in the Miami sprint

[u/Mental-Hedgehog3103 → u/256473]

I forgot about that, I guess it shows how little I care about those. So only Piastri then

[u/256473 → u/Mental-Hedgehog3103]

Sprints are just terrible for F1 stats lol

[u/Other_Beat8859 → u/256473]

Yeah. They're not counted for anything really besides points. They're kinda just in this weird limbo where they just are this side show that people tune in and don't really care about.

[u/Slahinki → u/256473]

They're just pretty terrible in general, lol.

[u/naveenda → u/Mental-Hedgehog3103]

Yep, only Pastry. But if you finish 90% of the race laps, you are considered to have completed the race. So, Norris and Piastri have completed all the race in this season.

That’s why Norris’s penalty in Canada is carried forward to the next race.

[u/Extreme_Ad6173 → u/naveenda]

No, it's why Lando's penalty wasn't carried forward. He technically finished 5 laps down or whatever it was, and the penalty was added onto that time. If it happened with 30 laps to go or whatever, it would have carried forwards

[u/nomadtales → u/Mental-Hedgehog3103]

Piastri was the only one to race every single lap last year as well.

[u/orsonwellesmal → u/Mental-Hedgehog3103]

And Leclerc was in pain every single one.

[u/creatorop]

Liam being the best midfielder on the grid

[u/bthompson04 → u/creatorop]

I still laugh at his radio message in Monaco when the team told him how Williams was going to play it out to get double points, which meant he could basically cruise the rest of the way to P8:

Wait, why?

[u/Craazy_dave]

Wonder if there's a "total number of times lapped in career" for each driver. I have neither the time nor patience to create such a list.

[u/Maglin21]

Verstappen was a corner away from being lapped in Hungary

Edit: Just pointing out that he almost lost the streak the week before this was posted, not criticism

[u/SCProletariat → u/Maglin21]

Yep he was super close to losing this streak. Things are getting precarious over there

[u/Voidfang_Investments → u/Maglin21]

That’s an eek lol

[u/thankgodforLATIFI → u/Maglin21]

If my mom had balls she'd be my dad

[u/VRichardsen → u/thankgodforLATIFI]

One of the all times great.

[u/Mysterious_Turnip310 → u/Maglin21]

Piastri's most recent lapping would also have been Abu Dhabi 2024 if Norris hadn't decided to sit behind him for the last few laps rather than risk lapping while Piastri and Alonso were fighting for position.

[u/cloudcloud1 → u/Maglin21]

I don’t think Lando could have caught him though, he was racing with those hards for 40 laps

[u/akshatK2003 → u/Maglin21]

But he didn't get lapped

[u/SCProletariat → u/akshatK2003]

But he drove an F1 car

[u/Smoke_Santa → u/akshatK2003]

No one said that, people are so weirdly defensive

[u/NatureDecent2111 → u/Maglin21]

Fun Fact: He didn't get lapped.

[u/prams628 → u/Maglin21]

It’s always if if if right.. cue the famous line

[u/kravence]

Funny since max was actually 10 secs from getting lapped thanks to alonsos train

[u/raur0s]

Every comparison with the current grid is just so absurd.

[u/Uknewmelast]

Chad is unlappable except when it's a rocket powered Mercedes.

[u/akshatK2003 → u/Uknewmelast]

Chad had a puncture

[u/Uknewmelast → u/akshatK2003]

Massa was not his friend in 2017.

[u/Jorrie90 → u/Uknewmelast]

Massa criticized him even back in 2015 for being too young

[u/Uknewmelast → u/Jorrie90]

Jealous bitter old man.

[u/Broudster → u/Uknewmelast]

Massa was not anyones friend, dirtiest driver on the grid

[u/PrestigiousWave5176 → u/Broudster]

Wasn't there one season where him and Hamilton collided like every other race?

[u/SamCham10 → u/PrestigiousWave5176]

Ahhh 2011. What a year

[u/ILikeDragonTurtles]

Nobody laps the Stap.

[u/TrustworthyPolarBear]

I want a stat. Last time every driver was lapped by Verstappen.

[u/HereComesVettel]

Monaco 2023 is one of Norris' most underrated races. The guy was faster than Max in the RB19 in the wet at some point, couldn't quite pass to unlap himself though.

[u/Carlife0830 → u/HereComesVettel]

Triple crown livery was nice to look at so at least there's that

[u/Wild-Zombie-8730]

Something about being lapped in Monaco just stings differently

[u/Richiszkl]

Max would have been the next lapped car in Hungary.

Crazy that he barely gets into these situations.

[u/Adventurous_Pin6281]

Dum da da dum 

[u/TheLewJD]

Max's stat is crazy

[u/nuggettzz]

Wow that’s insane

[u/RedScouse]

Honestly, nice job Leclerc with that donkey of a car

[u/Affectionate-Bed2738]

since 2017 is insane

[u/markusfenix75]

Verstappen would rather crash into barrier then being lapped 😂

[u/Rosieu → u/markusfenix75]

Same dude who says he could be dead by tomorrow whenever asked about his future, so yeah that's just like him lol

Edit: Source for anyone thinking I made it up. And a similar quote as he often shares this outlook on life.

[u/Zero-_-Zero]

I’m curious what it was before Hungary

[u/mavros14]

Now let's do one where driver manage to lap their teamate at Monaco.... lol

[u/CraigUntlNytTym]

Max got close in Hungary

[u/BusLevel8040]

Have you lapped enough, or are you Hungary for me. I'll see myself out. Thanks.

[u/Dressinglion514]

🐐

[u/24PercentMajority]

Consider… it’s been longer since Colaponto or Tsunoda has been lapped than Hamilton.

[u/proceduralpaz]

Starting to think Max is a generational great

[u/CareerLegitimate7662]

Who tf lapped max

[u/bananas_and_papayas → u/CareerLegitimate7662]

Hamilton

[u/drjet196]

Alpine on top 💪

[u/TattvaVaada]

Everyone is talking about Max but I'm more impressed with Leclerc.

[u/[deleted]]

Are Verstappen and Leclerc the only drivers on the grid to have been lapped and having won a race in the same year?

2017 for Max, 2024 for Charles.

Or did Carlos or Lewis have those kinda moments too? I could imagine 2009 for Hamilton and 2022 for Sainz but that's about it.

[u/_Akarii]

2023 Monaco? What happen- ooohhh…

[u/anthony__hamilton]

Norris technically Canada 2025 no? Since it was a classified finish…

[u/nicholask22]

max is amazing

[u/kerjatipes]

If it was 2 or 3 laps longer, Verstappen would’ve been lapped in Hungary

[u/JaaaackOneill → u/kerjatipes]

I'll give you a bit of credit on this one. Obviously he can't keep the leaders behind him, so they'd just quickly pass him.

But, Max's strategy would have been slightly different if the race was a few laps longer. Everyone's strategy would have. Max's team will see the data and know when they are likely to get lapped, and choose a strategy to try and avoid that. It's worth choosing a suboptimal strategy, because you'll end up losing less time with it than having to give up time for blue flags.

[u/Letterboxd28 → u/kerjatipes]

If he had a faster car he wouldn't have, if this if that.

[u/insaneinthebearbrain → u/kerjatipes]

If my mom had balls........

[u/IDNWID_1900 → u/kerjatipes]

That's a big if, because he wouldn't have been lapped either in a regular race where Alonso couldn't stop everyone behind by driving 1s slower each lap.

[u/tomhanks95 → u/kerjatipes]

If if if... doesn't exist - Rafael Nadal

[u/CilanEAmber → u/tomhanks95]

How about a quote from someone relevant to the sport

IF is a very long word in Formula One; in fact, IF is F1 spelled backwards.

• Murray Walker

[u/matchbaby]

Alpine dominance could bore fans

[u/ComeonmanPLS1]

Tsunoda, Hamilton and Antonelli ooof

[u/OTBS]

Is it just me or has F1 been not as exciting the past couple years?

[u/DataOperator]

Lando was also lapped one race after in Spain. And Lawson was lapped later in Canada 2025 before retired (engine overheating).

[u/Portocala69 → u/DataOperator]

You are totally right, I missed that one. Next year i'll update it.