Max Verstappen is statistically having the greatest Formula 1 season in history after breaking yet another record at last weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver secured a record-extending 17th victory of the 2023 season at Interlagos, which also means he has broken Alberto Ascari’s 71-year-old record.
No matter what happens in the final two races of 2023, Verstappen will finish the campaign with the highest percentage of wins in a season, surpassing Ascari’s 75% from 1952.
But, what is every record Verstappen has either broken or matched in 2023 and which ones could he still beat with the Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix still to come?
*indicates record still ongoing
F1’s highest percentage of wins in a season*
In only F1’s third season, Ascari became a world champion after winning six of the eight races that year for Ferrari. It is a win percentage that the likes of Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel could not even break during their championship-winning campaigns.
But then came Verstappen. Being far and away the most dominant driver in 2023, he has so far won 17 of the 20 races this year, which gives Verstappen a win percentage of 85%.
Considering there are two rounds left this season, the lowest his percentage could drop to is 77.3% whereas the highest it can increase to - probably the more likely scenario - is 86.4%.
Source: Autosport