While 114 different driver have won rounds of the world championship, 35 of those have but a single victory to their names.
They include current racers Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris – though the latter came close to adding his second last weekend.
His collision with Max Verstappen meant another driver took the opportunity to claim their second win. George Russell duly became the 79th driver to win more than round of the championship.
Coincidentally, when he scored his first win at Interlagos two years ago, Verstappen was also penalised for a collision with a rival, this time Lewis Hamilton.
Russell is the only living driver with exactly two wins to his name. The others are Bill Vukovich, Jose Froilan Gonzalez, Maurice Trintignant, Wolfgang von Trips, Pedro Rodriguez, Jo Siffert, Peter Revson, Patrick Depailler, Patrick Tambay, Elio de Angelis and Jean-Pierre Jabouille – the latter passed away in February last year.
Sunday’s result means five different drivers have won races this year, two more than last season and as many as in the whole of 2022.
Russell also ended Mercedes’ wait for there first win since his maiden triumph at Interlagos two years ago. Four different constructors have now won races this year, something which has only happened three times since the V6 hybrid turbo regulations were introduced in 2014, the other occasions being 2020 and 2021.
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For the second time in three years at the Red Bull Ring, Verstappen took two pole positions and won the sprint race but victory in the grand prix eluded him. Last year he took pole and victory in both.
He claimed the 40th pole position of his career last weekend but wasn’t able to convert it into victory. That’s unusual for Verstappen: Last year he converted all 12 of his pole positions into wins. However this is his third defeat from pole position this season, following his retirement in Australia and second place in Miami after a Safety Car period played into Norris’ hands. Prior to this year, he had only lost from pole four times in the previous three seasons
So while Verstappen still enjoys a dominant position at the top of the points table, he is having a patchier season. He has won seven grands prix so far, and no other driver has more than one, but Verstappen still hasn’t won three in a row. This is a…
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