Honda’s F1 engine has ironically won more than half of its races since announcing its withdrawal.
Max Verstappen’s 11th victory of the season at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is just two wins away from equaling the season record set by Michael Schumacher (2004) and Sebastian Vettel (2013). Become.
If Max Verstappen wins the next round F1 Singapore GP and rivals Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez finish in the bottom, the title may be confirmed there, but a more realistic scenario is one week later. Win the title at Suzuka Circuit.
Securing the title at Suzuka Circuit, a Honda-owned track, and achieving the most wins of the season would mean a lot.
The power unit installed in Max Verstappen’s car is branded by Red Bull Powertrains, but is actually manufactured by HRC (Honda Racing Corporation).
Honda announced in October 2020 that it would withdraw from F1 for the 2021 season, but since then, Honda’s F1 hardware has become a winning power unit.
Honda F1 has won more than half (53.33%) of its races since the manufacturer announced its exit from F1 ahead of the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix. Even if it doesn’t win the next three races, Honda has won half of the Grands Prix since leaving F1.
Max Verstappen’s victory at the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix was his 31st win of all time and placed him seventh on the list of all-time F1 race winners, alongside Nigel Mansell.
Max Verstappen has also won five in a row, less than ten drivers have achieved it. Lewis Hamilton, Nijal Mansell, Jim Clark and Jack Brabham have also won five in a row, while Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg and Alberto Ascari have won even longer. We have achieved a record.
A strong weekend continued for Red Bull Racing, with Max Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez setting the ninth fastest lap, alongside Denny Hulme, Ronnie Peterson and Jacques Villeneuve.
Ferrari at least took pole position at their home race. Charles Leclerc also took pole position at Monza in 2019, but failed to win. His 17th pole His position rivals Max Verstappen and Jackie Stewart.
Nick de Vries scored two points after finishing ninth in his sudden F1 debut with Williams. It rivals Williams’ best result of the season, set by Alexander Albon in Miami. Another Williams driver, Nicholas Latifi, has yet to score any points, making him the only driver to do so at every race this year.
Before taking over Alexander Albon’s car in Practice 3, Nick de Vries had already driven an Aston Martin in Practice 1. He is therefore the first driver to run a Grand Prix weekend with two different teams in the same weekend since Harald Ertl at the same race 44 years ago. , In the 1978 F1 Italian GP, Ertl entered with Ensign during preliminary qualifying and switched to ATS during qualifying, but failed to qualify.
This is the second time Alpine finished the race without points this year. Esteban Ocon finished 11th while Fernando Alonso retired. Alonso made his 349th start, tying Kimi Raikkonen for the record for the most appearances in F1 history. .
Zhou Guanyu’s one point was Alfa Romeo’s first point in seven races. This is the only point scored by a Ferrari customer team in the last five rounds.
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