Only Michael Schumacher (91) and Lewis Hamilton (103) are ahead – and he grabbed a 20th podium in 2023 (he’s got a trophy at every race this season bar Singapore). Victory in the Entertainment Capital of the World was his 53rd career win, pulling him level with Sebastian Vettel in the all-time list.
The three-time world champion has won 16 of the last 17 events, and 18 in total this year, extending his own single-season record in the process.įACTS AND STATS: Verstappen scores historic US hat-trick as Red Bull secure first 1-2 in drivers' championship The Max Verstappen show continued with aplomb in Las Vegas, the Red Bull racer overcoming a five-second time penalty and dropping from the lead to fifth to secure a trio of wins in the United States this year. We pick out five winners and five losers from the iconic race in Sin City. Las Vegas delivered a showstopper for the first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix to race on the famous Strip, with world champion Max Verstappen belting out the Elvis Presley classic ‘Viva Las Vegas’ after delivering another sensational drive to clinch victory.īut while the Red Bull driver will leave the American city all smiles, the same can’t be said for all of his rivals.
