Red Bull has produced one of the most dominant seasons in Formula 1 history, with Max Verstappen having cruised towards a third drivers’ world championship in 2023.
He and team-mate Sergio Perez have a combined 20 victories this year with the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, won by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, the only time Red Bull has not stood on the top step at the time of writing.
Red Bull's race pace has been so superior of its rivals that it does not really matter where they start a grand prix. In Saudi Arabia, for example, the team scored a 1-2 despite Verstappen, who came second, starting the race in 15th.
But the RB19 is not the only legendary machine in F1 history. Dominant cars have come before it and no doubt, more will come. So how does the 2023 Red Bull compare to others in years gone by?
There are lots of metrics that can be used to compare, but F1 has changed throughout the years. Judging dominance by wins in a season would place a bias towards the modern years with the F1 calendar now bigger, also meaning it is unfair to determine by points in a campaign.
So, these are the 10 most dominant cars according to win percentage in a world championship season.
It does still mean that there are some notable exclusions. The revolutionary Williams machines of the 1990s miss out, as does the 1963 Lotus that delivered Jim Clark his maiden championship after Colin Chapman built F1’s first fully stressed monocoque chassis.
*Indicates season is still ongoing