Incredible Michael Schumacher record Lewis Hamilton couldn’t beat to be smashed by Max Verstappen – even if he doesn’t score another point
Incredible Michael Schumacher record Lewis Hamilton couldn’t beat to be smashed by Max Verstappen – even if he doesn’t score another point The Red Bull driver currently seems to have walls closing in around him, with his car getting slower and his championship lead evaporating. On top of that, moves that title rival Lando Norris called ‘dangerous’…
Incredible Michael Schumacher record Lewis Hamilton couldn’t beat to be smashed by Max Verstappen – even if he doesn’t score another point
The Red Bull driver currently seems to have walls closing in around him, with his car getting slower and his championship lead evaporating.
On top of that, moves that title rival Lando Norris called ‘dangerous’ last time out in Mexico saw two ten second penalties and him roundly condemned by the Formula 1 world.
Things could well get worse with Brazil being a sprint weekend, meaning 33 points are up for grabs.
But even if the worst happens and Verstappen fails to score in both races with Norris winning both, the Dutchman will still make some astonishing history
With a 47-point championship lead, Verstappen will end Sunday top of the standings no matter what happens, and that will see him set an incredible new record.
On November 3 it will be 896 days that he’s led the standings, matching Michael Schumacher’s all-time record for days at the top
And by Monday, he’ll eclipse it, writing his name into the history books with perhaps his most impressive record yet.
Verstappen has humbly played down many of his records, with a lot of statistics like wins and pole positions far more achievable than in the past given there are many more races in modern F1.
However, leading the championship for a record-breaking amount of time shows just how dominant this current period has been for the 27-year-old.
Verstappen won his first title in 2021, and followed up with his second and third. The third in 2023 saw an astonishing 19 wins out of 22, but his lead began before that.
He’s in fact led the championship since the Spanish Grand Prix in May 2022, and he still looks on course to keep that honour into 2025, even with Norris and the chasing pack catching up.
