Formula 1: 4 Records Max Verstappen Could Break Ahead of the Remainder of the 2023 Season

• Formula 1 returns this weekend after its long summer break
• Max Verstappen has dominated the 2023 season so far
• The Red Bull Racing driver is on course to break a number of records this season

Formula 1 returns to Zaandvort with the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend after a three-week-long summer break.

The 2023 season, which Red Bull has so far dominated, holds for fans a tantalising prospect of witnessing loads of historic acts play out, including the intriguing potential for a team to clinch a win at all available races on the calendar.

Max Verstappen comes into this race on the back of an impressive feat, having secured eight consecutive race wins, a record only bettered than Sebastian Vettel, who recorded nine consecutive wins in 2013, according to Motorsports.com.

Evidently, Verstappen is keen on shattering as many glass ceilings as possible as the 2023 Formula 1 season progresses. In this context, Sports Brief delves into four records that the two-time Formula 1 champion could potentially surpass over the remainder of the enthralling 2023 season.

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Most wins in a season

The Dutch driver only recently set the record for the most wins in an F1 season after he recorded an unprecedented 15 wins in the 23 races held in 2022.

The driver is well on course to smash the record he set last year, having already recorded ten out of the available 12 races in 2023.

Verstappen will need to record only six wins out of the remaining ten races available this season to set a new record for all-time race wins.

Most Sprint wins in a season

Verstappen could also set a new benchmark for the most sprint victories in a racing calendar, given that the number of sprint races on the 2023 calendar was increased to six.

The Dutchman so far has won two of the three Sprints in 2023, which is tied jointly with the record he set in 2022 and Valtteri Bottas’ record for Mercedes in 2021.

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The 2023 season still holds three sprint races, including Qatar, Austin and Brazil, and it is hard to look beyond the driver to clinch victory in these respective races.

Most podiums in a season

The Dutch driver currently holds the record for the most podium finishes in a season – a record 18 podiums, which he set through the 2021 season when he claimed his maiden driver’s title.

The Red Bull driver is well on course to improve this record, having finished on the podium in all 12 races so far this season.

He stands a chance to join the exclusive class of drivers who have graced the podium in every race of the season. Schumacher last achieved this accomplishment in 2002, when he managed this remarkable feat across all 17 races, according to reports from Stats F1.

Most points in an F1 season

The 26-year-old driver’s record of 454 points, set during the course of the 2022 campaign, could well be bettered this season, given the Dutch driver’s impeccable driving this season. Verstappen already has 314 points with ten races and three more Sprints to go.

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The additional Sprints races serve as an extra. However, the race pace of the Red Bull driver indeed is another factor that can guarantee Verstappen this feat.

McLaren’s CEO discusses Verstappen’s dominance

In a previous article, Sports Brief reported on Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren, discussing Red Bull’s dominance of the sport through Max Verstappen.

The 55-year-old did not hold back his displeasure with the effectiveness of the Milton Keynes team but believes the other teams can still catch up.

Brown has seen his McLaren team rise through the ranks to become one of the teams to beat this season and wants to match the pace of the RB19.