Belgian GP: Max Verstappen continues to dominate F1 2023, achieves rare milestones

Belgian GP: As Red Bull and Max Verstappen continue to run away with both World Championships, they continue setting and extending various records. Here are a few stats, records, and numbers from the Belgian Grand Prix 2023:

Max Verstappen won the race by 22.305s this year. His winning margin was 17.841s last year.
Verstappen has now won 8 Grand Prix in a row and is just one win away from Sebastian Vettel’s all-time record from 2013.

Most Consecutive Wins in Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel	9 wins
Max Verstappen	8 wins (and counting)
Alberto Ascari, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg	7 wins
Michael Schumacher	6 wins

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Verstappen had not won from P6 before this race. This means he now has wins from 9 different grid positions, tying Fernando Alonso for the all-time record.

Fernando Alonso	9
Max Verstappen	9
David Coulthard	8
Kimi Raikkonen	8
Lewis Hamilton	8
Michael Schumacher	8
Nelson Piquet	8
Niki Lauda	8

Verstappen has now finished on the podium in the last 13 races, which places him 4^th 0n the all-time list.

Michael Schumacher	19 podiums
Lewis Hamilton	16 podiums
Fernando Alonso	15 podiums
Max Verstappen	13 podiums (and counting)
Sebastian Vettel	11 podiums (twice)

Having already broken the record for the most wins by a team in a row across seasons, Red Bull now get the record during a single season as well. They have won their 12^th race in a row this season.
With their 12^th win in 12 races this season, they have also broken the record for the best start to a season by a team in Formula 1, surpassing 11 by McLaren in 1988.
Red Bull achieved their fifth 1-2 finish in 2023, tying their best season tally (in 2022).
Perez scored the 33^rd podium of his career.
Charles Leclerc has now lost the race from his last 9 pole positions.

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Lewis Hamilton is the only driver other than Max Verstappen to have scored at every Grand Prix in the first half of 2023.
Alonso finished 5^th at Spa for the second year running and now holds a slim 1–point advantage over Lewis Hamilton in the championship.
Esteban Ocon finished eighth today. This means he has now scored at Spa in his last 6 appearances.
Lando Norris (P7) and Lance Stroll (P9) both had tied their best-ever finishes at this circuit, coincidentally coming in the same year (2020).
Yuki Tsunoda found himself in the points once again with a P10 finish. This means he is still the lone point scorer for Alpha Tauri this season.
Despite finishing P11 and not scoring today, Pierre Gasly takes home more points from the weekend (6) than his teammate Esteban Ocon (4).
Carlos Sainz has failed to finish at Spa a heart-breaking 4 times. This doesn’t include his 2020 appearance where he failed to start the race.

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