For the third consecutive raceMax Verstappen and Lando Norris have shared the first two positions of the podium. TO Imola the came victory with the smallest gap of the season, with Norris just missing Verstappen's Red Bull 7 tenths. These are just two of the 10 most curious statistics of the weekend in Emilia-Romagna. Let's discover them all.
Statistics from Imola: Verstappen in the legend, Norris on the rise
- Max Verstappen it's just the second pilot always a win three consecutive races in Imola, after Michael Schumacher between the 2002 and the 2004.
- With the victory at Imola, the Dutchman has surpassed Hamilton as best career winning percentage: 30,7% to 30,4%.
- Already on Saturday, the world champion had made history. With yet another pole position of the season, the number 1 has equaled Ayrton Senna's record di 8 consecutive pole positions e Alain Prost at altitude 7 poles in a row since the start of the season.
- Behind him, both on the starting grid and at the finish line, was Lando Norris. The British driver gave McLaren the first first row it is the first second competing in Imola for 19 and 21 years now.
- Charles Leclerc, who came third, gave the Ferrari il first podium in Imola from 2006, when Michael Schumacher he won the last edition of the race before returning in 2020.
- Also counting the two sprints in China and Miami, the last 5 results of Carlos Sainz (number 55) are 5 fifth place.
- In qualifying, the second home team, Racing Bulls, he managed to bring both drivers in Q3 for the first time since the GP of Singapore 486066.
- With the company 19esimo final place, Fernando Alonso he got his worst finish of his career. The same result also arrived in Mexico in 2022, but the Spaniard never crossed the finish line due to a breakdown a few laps from the end.
