Max Verstappen leaves Him in the dust ahead of Spanish Grand Prix
Max Verstappen is well on his way to usurping Formula One royalty following his victory last time out at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was troubled by George Russell and Lando Norris, but managed to wrestle to the 60th win of his career in less than 200 races.
The Dutchman made history by becoming the youngest driver to claim 60 wins, by a landslide. Having crossed the chequered line in Montreal at the age of 26, eight months and 11 days, he was exactly six years younger than Lewis Hamilton when the Brit recorded his 60th win.
And to rub salt in Hamilton’s wounds further, it took Verstappen eight fewer races to reach the feat. Michael Schumacher is the only other driver in F1 history to win 60 times, doing so at the age of 33, and Verstappen next has the duo in his sights in the race for the most Grand Prix wins of all time.
Hamilton leads the way with 103, 12 more than Schumacher, but time is on Verstappen’s side and he requires just 44 more to sit top of the rankings. However, Hamilton may still register more victories with Mercedes this year and Ferrari from 2025.
However, Verstappen claims that such records offer no importance to him and he simply wants to win each race and end up with as many world titles as possible. “No, I don’t think he (Hamilton) needs to look over his shoulder,” Verstappen said last year after surpassing Sebastian Vettel for third place on the all-time list. “He has achieved so much in the sport.
