Max Verstappen broke several records in 2023 including most wins in a season (19), most points in a year (575) and biggest title winning margin to second (290 points) in the standings.
There are more records that look likely to get broken in 2024, but not all of them would make the driver proud – so here are 10 unwanted records that could be beaten or extended this year…
Most grand prix starts without a win
Current holder: Andrea de Cesaris (208)
Could be broken by: Nico Hulkenberg (203)
Andrea De Cesaris, Jordan
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Hulkenberg is set to break F1’s record for the most race starts without a victory this year. The Haas driver has started 203 grands prix, five less than Andrea de Cesaris, meaning he could match the record at the Chinese Grand Prix before breaking it in Miami two weeks later.
Given Haas finished bottom of the 2023 constructors’ championship, it would take something completely out of the ordinary for Hulkenberg to win before Shanghai.
But in the past he’s actually come close to victory. Hulkenberg claimed a shock pole position for the 2010 Brazilian GP, but then the superior pace of cars around him paid dividends as he ultimately finished eighth.
The German also led much of the wet 2012 Brazilian GP as he climbed from sixth in a rapid Force India, but he spun out of the lead on lap 48 before crashing with Lewis Hamilton when trying to regain first six tours later.
De Cesaris’ best shot of victory ended in retirement despite scoring five podiums in his career. At the 1991 Belgian GP, the Jordan driver was second and applied late pressure on Ayrton Senna, only for his engine to blow with three laps to go while the McLaren driver eventually won by just 1.9 seconds.
Most podiums without a win in F1
Current holders: Nick Heidfeld and Lando Norris (13)
Nick Heidfeld, Williams F1 BMW FW27, leads Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2005
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Norris is one of the highest-rated drivers on the current grid, but being winless in his five-year F1 career so far is often used against him.
At the 2021 Italian GP, Norris came second behind team-mate Daniel Ricciardo in a McLaren 1-2, despite the then 21-year-old repeatedly finishing ahead of the Australian that season. At the following race, the 2021 Russian GP, Norris claimed pole position and looked set to win until rain fell which caused him, on hard tyres, to aquaplane off with two laps to…
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