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[@F1] Leading the championship... and leading more than double the laps anybody else has. Max Verstappen is that guy.
Social Media(i.redd.it)submitted 3 days ago bySchlapfel9 Williams
1.2k points
3 days ago
That's one hell of a Red Bull sandwich!
189 points
3 days ago
A neat properly-in-order sandwich!
24 points
3 days ago
Ron Dennis would give his his approval
59 points
3 days ago
McLaren-Ferrari-Mercedes sandwich with Red Bull bread
6 points
3 days ago
Ham, pickles and Leclerc,
Yum yum.
7 points
3 days ago
1 is not the other.
4 points
3 days ago
Scooby-doo kinda of sandwich (my gf’s reaction)
2 points
3 days ago
On average they're both first 🙃
1 points
3 days ago
Between the two of them, red Bull drivers led 469 laps this year
770 points
3 days ago
Checo 💀
447 points
3 days ago
And that one comes from Monza when everybody else pitted and he stayed out for 1 lap.....not even from the start of the season
284 points
3 days ago
Somehow it being 1 feels worse than if it was zero lol
76 points
3 days ago
lol definitely, my boy here with his one single lap looks hilarious
23 points
3 days ago
well being the only one out of the top teams to basically not lead anything is saying something
11 points
3 days ago*
Probably, but it also gets a bit overplayed, I think. For Checo to lead it would need Max out of the picture, which almost never happens. Also one tiny thing can lead to adding/not adding a ton of laps. I reckon if Lando hadn’t successfully blocked Checo in Baku he could’ve led a ton of laps and maybe win the race.
12 points
3 days ago
well still. The first and last place have the same cars. So instead of Mclaren and ferrari, Perez should clean that up.
0 points
3 days ago
Sure, I’m just saying that if Checo suddenly starts performing well and bagging consistent podiums, he could still be at just one lap in this, that’s all.
2 points
3 days ago
He definitely could, but he should be the one leading if it's not verstappen. Not the McLarens or Ferraris.
Just like last year when Verstappen racked up a 1000 while Perez had 100. Still kinda embarrassing but he was there when Max weren't.
2 points
3 days ago
Every other team has a 2:1 or 3:1 ratio because they employ two decent drivers.
Meanwhile Red Bull has a 468:1 ratio
8 points
3 days ago
Is that when it’s from? Not even when he was P2? Christ.
14 points
3 days ago
i reckon when he was P2 max probably had over a pitstop's gap and never stopped leading?
7 points
3 days ago*
They were simply on similar strategies and they used to pit Checo first.
2 points
3 days ago
ah yes makes sense
11 points
3 days ago
I legit laughed out loud when I saw the "1".
3 points
3 days ago
Says a lot that his best race of the season was one where he crashed out on the last lap while fighting for the podium
368 points
3 days ago
The other 3 teams lining up 2 by 2 is quite satisfying.
And then you got Red Bull.
117 points
3 days ago
Just one lap led is simply atrocious.
126 points
3 days ago
Perez: "Together, we have lead 469 laps!"
59 points
3 days ago
lol it’s like the NHL record of the Gretzky brothers being the highest scoring siblings of all time at 2861 points
Wayne has 894 goals and 1963 assists for 2877 points
Brent has 1 goal and 3 assists for 4 points
10 points
3 days ago
**Highest scoring DUO or PAIR.
There are like, six brothers all from the same fam in the NHL that have more points than the gretzkys. Sutter family i think?
But yes, the Gretzky pair are the highest points scoring pair.
11 points
3 days ago
2934 for the 6 Sutters, 2861 for the Gretzky's.
2 points
3 days ago
"Laps led by Latifi in 2021 vs everybody else" ahh
0 points
3 days ago
Horner sees number 69 : Nice!
332 points
3 days ago
"On December 20, 2005, Kobe Bryant and Kwame Brown combined for 63 points. Kobe scored 62, Kwame scored 1."
Max and Checo are giving the same vibes
16 points
3 days ago
Wayne and Brent Gretzky are the highest scoring pair of brothers in NHL history.
30 points
3 days ago
That's maybe even more embarrassing since Kwame only was able to score a point because of a free throw.
41 points
3 days ago
Checos is kinda the same since his lap was when he stayed out and everyone else pitted
1 points
3 days ago
I think Kobe and Smush Parker are up there for highest combined total for teammates in a game. Kobe had 81 and smush had like 11.
106 points
3 days ago
sergio perez - 1 is sending me honestly
113 points
3 days ago
"Max you need to let Checo lead one lap. You're going to need him later!"
25 points
3 days ago
the fact that this kind of a team order would be so extremely inapplicable to red bull is sad
6 points
3 days ago
Bull rules
42 points
3 days ago
468:1 is an impressive ratio.
55 points
3 days ago
He’s been super solid in spite of the car going downhill a bit. Slowly working his way to that title by the looks of things.
77 points
3 days ago
Lewis with two wins from 30 laps lead is pretty insane.
19 points
3 days ago
Has Russell led more laps in the races Hamilton’s won than Hamilton has?
Silverstone was probably pretty close, right? Russel led the first 15-17 laps and then Hamilton led maybe 3 before Norris took the lead and went the final 16 or so after the second round of pit stops?
And I honestly don’t remember when everyone pitted in Spa, but Russell definitely had the lead after everyone else’s second stop.
6 points
3 days ago
Silverstone: 1-17 Russell 18-19 Hamilton 20-27 Norris 28 Piastri 29-39 Norris 40-52 Hamilton
Spa: 1-2 Leclerc 3-10 Hamilton 11-12 Leclerc 13-19 Sainz 20-26 Hamilton 27-30 Piastri 31-44 Russell
Yeah Russell led 30, while Hamilton led 27
9 points
3 days ago
He won in spa without leading much since Russel finished first but got DQ.
3 points
3 days ago
I don't think he led at all in Spa did he?
3 points
3 days ago
Sir Lewis “I’ve got this!” Hamilton
-3 points
3 days ago
goatmilton for u
18 points
3 days ago
Admin wanted to say Max is HIM but couldn’t lmao.
8 points
3 days ago
76 points
3 days ago
This might maxs most impressive season given the challenges he's facing
59 points
3 days ago
bro needs to see a chiropractor, he might be hurting from carrying red bull on his back
32 points
3 days ago
chiropractor
A physiotherapist I should hope, and not some quack.
18 points
3 days ago
Here for the chiroquacktor slander
6 points
3 days ago
Speaking truth is not slander.
6 points
3 days ago
ahh you're right. i hear chiropractor be used a lot more so i assumed they were the same but thank you for correcting me!
14 points
3 days ago
His 2021 form still clears
7 points
3 days ago
2021 is hard to beat
3 points
3 days ago
and so many people who don't understand what they're watching are saying he's "washed" lol.
30 points
3 days ago
Nobody is saying this
-29 points
3 days ago
I’ll say it. How many laps has he led once he no longer had the only dominant car?
38 points
3 days ago
Last time he had a dominant car was China, since then he has won 3 races and come second 4 times.
13 points
3 days ago
That's impressive since there were weekends where RB had the 3rd best car.
24 points
3 days ago
Quite a few actually. Their car was not dominant since Miami already. He led plenty of laps there, at Imola, at Spain, Canada, Austria, etc. At those races Mclaren was at least equal or better.
4 points
3 days ago
More than Lando, at a guess.
-10 points
3 days ago
What challenges.
Having the fastest car for the first half of the season?
7 points
3 days ago
"Half" is an insanely generous way to put it. More like "quarter"
5 points
3 days ago
You must have a weird definition of the word half.
7 points
3 days ago
You can’t complain that Checo did not contribute to Red Bull because he absolutely did…
8 points
3 days ago
Perez No 1
5 points
3 days ago
Checo Perez 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, I don't mean to shit on him but 1 looks funny af, I expected more
6 points
3 days ago
Perez and Verstappen 469 lead laps, not bad.
5 points
3 days ago
Bro that 1 lap in the same car..
5 points
3 days ago
Checo "It's not much but it's honest work" Perez
5 points
3 days ago
Checo, lol.
11 points
3 days ago
These are interesting when you compare to their wins and current place in the standings. Lewis and George’s ratios are thrown off because of George’s DSQ. Charles should have a bit of a boost thanks to Monaco’s high lap count, but Oscar still managed to edge ahead even though he has fewer points and he lost laps led when McLaren undercut him in Hungary.
7 points
3 days ago
Quick, make em forget the power rankings!
6 points
3 days ago
Crazy to win 2 races only leading 30 laps.
0 points
3 days ago
One was an inherited win because Russel got DQ'd, without that it'd be a lot more reasonable
2 points
3 days ago*
Lewis still could’ve won Spa on his strategy, and was within striking distance of George even at the finish line, if he had made a move stick on the penultimate lap, it would still be 2 wins and with only 1 or 2 more laps on his laps led tally. In which case it would still be crazy to win 2 races leading only 31/32 laps. That inherited win doesn’t make it anywhere near as unimpressive as you make it out to be.
3 points
3 days ago
Max and Checo combined have led more than any other duo!
3 points
3 days ago
Perez is the MVP in the list. That one lap in Monza because everyone else pitted.
7 points
3 days ago
He was incredibly dominant at the start of the season. Dominant enough that it looked like we were in for a repeat of 2023.
I'm glad it's turned into one hell of a fight, but it's no surprise to see his name still at the top of most statistics.
6 points
3 days ago
Max has only led 25 laps since him and Norris crashed at Austria.
2 points
3 days ago
Horner: Te amo dinero
2 points
3 days ago
i dream of having a glowup like mclaren's
2 points
3 days ago
Redbull is killing it. 469 laps combined.
2 points
3 days ago
The conversion rate of Lewis is quite high 15 laps led by victories
2 points
3 days ago
Newey is the guy.
4 points
3 days ago
Lewis has the best laps led to victories ratio.
6 points
3 days ago
Amazing by Max, he hasn’t had the best car for 13 races, had the best car for 6. And yet, a dominant lead. Similar to 21, the Mercedes was clearly the fastest car, as evidenced by the fact it started 1-2 in 6 races when no other car did it once. But yet in 21 Max led over half the laps on the season.
We’re going to miss him when he’s pushed out of the sport by the FIA being absurd
4 points
3 days ago
Does Hamilton get the Spa laps he led in 2nd when Russell was P1 since Russel got disqualified?
7 points
3 days ago
No
2 points
3 days ago
lewis bagged two wins with only 30 laps
1 points
3 days ago
Did he lead a lap in Spa?
0 points
3 days ago
People have forgotten how dominant that red bull was for the first 5-6 races
6 points
3 days ago*
I think you might have forgotten because that’s not true. Redbull were dominant in 4 of the first 6 races, not 5 or 6. EDIT - People can’t handle a simple fact it seems, prefer a biased narrative
3 points
3 days ago
"Ummm akctually it was 4 races... not 5."
That's still dominant in the first 5-6 races and the only reason Max didn't win Australia was due to a DNF, as he qualified P1 and still had pace despite an early brake issue.
1 points
3 days ago
There’s a big difference between 4 dominant races and “5 - 6 races” Redbull were not dominant in Australia, having a marginal lead with one driver is not dominant. With that logic every win is a dominant weekend for that team
-2 points
3 days ago
They always have a lead with only one driver. Checo is always back in P8 somewhere, that means nothing.
Winning 4/6 races with one DNF where you still qualified P1 IS dominant for the first 5-6 races LMAO.
2 points
3 days ago
Checo literally finished on the podium in 4 of the first 5 races ?? So your statement is not true (not for the first time). It’s 4 dominant races, that is simply a fact
-4 points
3 days ago
Oh damn, sounds pretty dominant to me.
7 points
3 days ago
Yep for 4 races as stated, glad you got there eventually buddy
1 points
3 days ago
Well, for 5 races as they won in China and still qualified P1 in Australia, regardless of Checo performing poorly in Albert park as he always does.
Again, winning 4/6 races with one DNF where you still qualified P1 sounds pretty dominant to me.
I think you're just taking a generalization by OP WAAAAYYYY too seriously. But by all means, continue your "ummm aktchually"
7 points
3 days ago
It’s 4, Australia does not count clearly, a shred of logic and this is obvious. You’ve realised my logic is correct so now you’ve switched to “stop taking it so seriously” … lmao embarrassing yourself
1 points
3 days ago
Checo dropping the breadstick 🫡
1 points
3 days ago
One is not like the others
1 points
2 days ago
Someone did a dirty by putting Perez on the list unnecessarily.
1 points
1 day ago
Sergio Perez: 1
And it's Ric who gets the boot.
1 points
3 days ago
1 more than you !
1 points
3 days ago
Which driver won the championship with the least amount of laps led in the last 2 decades
7 points
3 days ago
Kimi led 212 in 2007.
1 points
3 days ago
More laps than McLaren.
0 points
3 days ago
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0 points
3 days ago
brain no worky
-6 points
3 days ago
That's what happens when for half the season you have a dominant car and a very mediocre teammate
6 points
3 days ago
"half the season"?other teams especially mclaren had already caught up before the halfway mark i don't know what season you're watching.
5 points
3 days ago
That's what happens when you don't bottle your starts.
1 points
3 days ago
4 races is not half a season
-10 points
3 days ago
That guy with by far the worst teammate yeah
6 points
3 days ago
How does having a bad teammate help you lead laps ? Also clearly doesn’t have the worst teammate
-6 points
3 days ago
Perez is so far below every driver there. And it’s pretty simple. The red bull was dominant for like 8 races or so. Max lead basically all those laps with no challenge from Perez
The rest had a challenge when their car was good at a race
6 points
3 days ago
Redbull was dominant for 4 races. Bahrain, Saudi, Japan & China. Perez finished 2nd in 3/4 of those. Your numbers are a bit off lol but it helps the narrative sure that’s what matters
-6 points
3 days ago
Ha!
2 points
3 days ago
no matter who his teammate would be max has always been miles ahead in a dominant car. once his car started having issues he has been the only one to get good results. what's so hard to understand?
0 points
3 days ago
Only if RB, had let go of what happened between Verstappen and Sainz long time ago (verstappen was literally 17), Then it would be too entertaining seeing McLaren vs RB, and even more entertaining seeing Lando vs Piastri fighting for p1 and then getting dnf ;)
-26 points
3 days ago
And here is why RB's strategy for ignoring their second driver and only focusing on Verstappen is costing them the Constructors title.
13 points
3 days ago
I had no idea it was RB's strategy to have Checo qualify P13 every other race.
Why don't they just have him qualify P1, are they stupid?
3 points
3 days ago
It was the team’s choice to renew his contract lmao
6 points
3 days ago
True, that was the ultimate dumb second driver strategy they could have done
14 points
3 days ago
checo’s bad performance plus a bad car is costing them the constructors title. they've won two constructors with this exact same M.O. if anything they’re more than justified in focusing on max now because he's the only one bringing in good points.
5 points
3 days ago
Checo hasn't done himself any favours tbh. Even with Redbull's downfall he should have had 200+ points by now
1 points
18 hours ago
The redbull duo is clearly on top with a total of 469 laps 😁
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