Top 10 stats ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix: More records await Max Verstappen and Red Bull – News Block

1. The last two winners of this race started from 8th (Esteban Ocon) and 10th (Max Verstappen) on the grid.

2. Max Verstappen is the first driver in more than two decades to win five consecutive races from pole position. One more win from pole this weekend could equal Michael Schumacher’s record of six that he set in 2000-01.

3. If the Dutchman finishes on the podium, it would be his 12th consecutive podium finish in F1. Only three other drivers have registered more podium finishes in a row: Michael Schumacher (19), Lewis Hamilton (16), Fernando Alonso (15).

4. If they pull off a victory at the Hungarian GP, ​​Red Bull will become the first team in history to record 12 consecutive race wins.

5. It would also make them only the second team after McLaren to win the first eleven races of a season.

6. A podium for either driver would make the team the fifth in F1 history to achieve 250 podium finishes.

7. McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes have the most pole positions here with eight pole positions each.

8. The driver starting third has won more races here (8) than the driver starting second (6).

9. Fernando Alonso took his first F1 victory at the Hungaroring in 2003 and has scored in every Hungarian GP he has entered since 2010

10. Carlos Sainz has scored on each of his last seven visits to Hungary.

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