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Historic performance by Verstappen; equalling former F1 record
- GPblog.com
Max Verstappen holds many Formula 1 records and another one was set on Sunday. At least, the Red Bull Racing driver's convincing win at the Belgian Grand Prix put him on a par with Bruce McLaren, who also won two consecutive GPs from tenth on the grid or below.
McLaren managed to do so between 1959 and 1960 in the premier class of motorsport. The New Zealand driver won the last race of 1959 in the United States from P10 and two months later, he managed to win the first race of the season from P13. McLaren is also the founder of the F1 racing stable of the same name.
Verstappen rivals McLaren
For over 60 years, no one managed to do what McLaren did, until last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps. Verstappen started the Hungarian Grand Prix before the summer break from P10 and managed to finish first, just like in Belgium. Due to grid penalties, the world championship leader started from 14th on the grid in the Ardennes.
Winning from 14th also set a record for Red Bull Racing. Never before has a driver from the Austrian team won a Grand Prix from so far up the grid. The previous record was held by Max Verstappen. Not entirely coincidentally, Verstappen won it at the Hungarian GP at the end of last month.