After retiring in Australia, in the Japanese GP Max Verstappen he didn't leave even crumbs to his opponents, neither on the track nor in the statistics. There 57th victory of the Dutchman takes him higher and higher into the Olympus of Formula 1 legends and gives us some interesting curiosities. But we won't just talk about him. Here you are the ten most interesting statistics with which to summarize the weekend of Japanese GP.
Verstappen increasingly in history
- La victory on Sunday it was his third consecutive in Japan. Before him, only Michael had succeeded Schumacher between the 2000 and the 2002.
- Verstappen became only the fourth driver ever to reach altitude 3000 rpm in command, after Vettel, Schumacher and Hamilton (currently in command with 5455).
- With Saturday's pole position, the Dutchman became the third driver since 2000 to do so open the season with four consecutive pole starts. Before him they had only succeeded Hamilton and in 2015 Hag in 2011
- If the double in the race doesn't make the news, the1-2 in qualifying surprises the most. In the last six seasons it has only occurred three times (Abu Dhabu 2022, Bahrain 2023 and Japan 2024).
Ferrari confirms itself as second force
- For the second time in history after 1953, the season opened with four consecutive doubles by two different teams. Today they are Ferrari and Red Bull, while then together with Ferrari there was Kurtis Kraft (a team that exclusively competed in the Indianapolis 500, which was on the calendar at the time).
- Carlos Sainz he is the only driver to finish on the podium in every race played this season. The only exception is the Saudi Arabian GP, which was missed due to appendicitis surgery.
More stats from the Japanese GP: Tsunoda continues to surprise
- Il no no Lewis place Hamilton and its first finish outside the top 5 at Suzuka in the hybrid era.
- Tenth in qualifying and tenth in the race. For tsunoda it is about third Q3 qualification in a row. He had already succeeded only once in his career, in the last three rounds of 2021.
- The number 22 is also the first Japanese driver to score points in his home race since Kamui Kobayashi in 2012.
- Albon has retired four times during first round in career. Due of these arrived in Japan (2022 and 2024).
