Max and the stats: No Formula 1 record is safe from Verstappen

With his 40th Formula 1 victory last time out in Spain, Max Verstappen has ensured that he is among the most successful drivers in the sport's history.

Of course, many will question this and say that he is not the greatest nor among the greats, but the on-track statistics suggest that the Red Bull driver is on his way to embedding himself in the history books.

Since making his debut for the Red Bull F1 team at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix and winning the race, everyone realised that signing the youngster was a stroke of genius on the part of Red Bull. The thing at the time was that everything needed to come together for the Dutchman to hit his groove.

It may have taken a few seasons - remember, he was only 17 when he debuted in 2015 in the Torro Ross car in Australia - but since 2021, when he turned 24, he has been ... different.

He still had those erratic tendencies, but he had gained more maturity and began losing the boy as he stepped up to becoming the driver we know today.

With his current contract with Red Bull expiring at the end of the 2028 season, Verstappen could still break many F1 records - including the ones we list below.

Max and the stats

With two F1 Drivers' championships to his name, Verstappen is set to secure a third successive title by the end of 2023. En route, he has achieved the following:

• His 40 F1 victories put him sixth on the all-time list, one behind legend Ayrton Senna. Lewis Hamilton (103) and Michael Schumacher (93) are the two F1 drivers with the most wins. Verstappen also holds the record for the most wins in a single season (15) achieved in 2022.

• Verstappen has appeared on the F1 podium 84 times, putting him seventh on the all-time list. These are split between his victories (40), 28