Max Verstappen registered his fifth win of the season at the Azerbaijan GP in Baku
Max Verstappen has scripted history yet another time in Formula One. At the Azerbaijan GP in Baku, Verstappen crossed the finish line first for the 25th time in his F1 career. On Sunday, he was 24 years and 255 days old, making him the youngest driver ever to win 25 GPs.
With this win, Verstappen overtakes Sebastian Vettel, who was 25 years and 103 days old when he won his 25th Grand Prix. Vettel did have two world championships to his name at the time of his 25th victory, while Verstappen has one at the moment.
After Vettel, the gap is more than three years to the next driver – Michael Schumacher. He scored his 25th victory only at the age of 28, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton were both already 29 when they touched number 25.
Back in 2015, Verstappen became the youngest driver to start a World Championship race by entering the sport a year before the new licence restriction, joining Toro Rosso with Carlos Sainz as his teammate. He made his Grand Prix debut as a full-time driver at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix at the age of 17 years, 166 days — breaking Jaime Alguersuari’s existing record by almost two years.
The defending F1 champion has come a long way since but hasn’t given up his habit of breaking records.
Where do things stand ahead of the Canadian GP?
After securing maximum points in Baku, Red Bull dominate the drivers’ standings. Max Verstappen leads the drivers’ championship with 150 points, closely followed by team-mate Sergio Perez on 129. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has dropped down after registering a DNF in Baku and now occupies third place with 116 points.
In the constructors’ championship, Red Bull lead the table with 279 points, Ferrari are much behind in second place with 199 points. Mercedes have significantly reduced the gap between them and Ferrari. They occupy third place having earned 161 points.
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