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Three-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen has put together one of the most dominant seasons in the history of Formula 1. Verstappen's record-breaking campaign has truly been one of its kind, with the Red Bull driver rewriting the history books almost every race weekend.
In the 22-race calendar for the 2023 F1 season, Max Verstappen racked up a record 19 wins, 12 pole positions, 4 sprint wins, 21 podium finishes, 9 fastest laps and 575 points to comfortably win his third title. He has failed to score a podium result only once this season - at the Singapore GP.
Verstappen scored more than double the points of his nearest rival, Sergio Perez, who finished second in the drivers' standings with 285 points. The Dutchman could have single-handedly won the Constructor's title for Red Bull.
While the summarized stats of Verstappen's 2023 season are impressive, the list of all records the 25-year-old has broken this season is mind-boggling. Here is a compilation of all the records broken by Max Verstappen in 2023, (compiled by @F1GuyDan):
- Highest percentage of wins in a season
- Most wins in a season
- Most points in a season
- Most consecutive wins
- Most podiums in a season
- Most laps led in a season
- Highest percentage of laps led in a season
- Most consecutive wins from pole
- Most wins from pole in a season
- Biggest points gap between 1st and 2nd in standings
- Most consecutive races as championship leader
- Most consecutive points scored
- Most consecutive top-two finishes
- Most hat-tricks in a season
- Most pitstops by the winning driver in one race
- Only driver to win 3 times in 1 country
- Only driver to lead 1000 laps ever in a season
The list puts into perspective the incredible season Max Verstappen and Red Bull have put together. From breaking historic records to creating new benchmarks, Verstappen's 2023 season will be remembered for a long time to come.
Max Verstappen reckons it will be hard to repeat the 2023 season
After having a near-perfect season, Max Verstappen admitted it might be hard to replicate such efforts in the future.
Verstappen thanked Red Bull for the almighty RB19, which has enabled him to add 19 race victories to his tally this season alone. The Dutchman revealed he was a bit "emotional" driving the RB19 for the final time on the in-lap.
"It was an incredible season, it was a bit emotional on the last lap," Verstappen said in the post-race interview. "The last time sitting in the car which of course has given me a lot. Of course, very proud to win the final race, I have to say thanks to everyone at Red Bull it's been an incredible year. It will be hard to do something similar, but we definitely enjoyed this year."
Max Verstappen took his 54th career win in the season finale to move to third in the list of all-time race winners.
