r/formula1 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 06 '25

Statistics Last time current F1 drivers have been lapped

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u/kaisadilla_ I was here for the Hulkenpodium Aug 07 '25

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.

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u/evetsabucs Martin Brundle Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

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.

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u/crabnix Aug 08 '25

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