Red Bull, Verstappen chases Prost and Vettel in the victories list

If the Dutchman makes a run for his money in the remaining races he will become the third rider of all time for GP wins

Red Bull, Verstappen chases Prost and Vettel in the victories list

Higher than anyone else, at 103 GPs won, he is Lewis Hamilton, there is a little further behind 91 Michael Schumacher. They are the two drivers with the most victories in formula 1. In third place all-time figure Sebastian Vettel with 53 victories, just ahead of another legend like Alain Prost, stuck at 51.

And who's in fifth place? Precisely the current ruler Max Verstappen with his 48 triumphs, of which 13 in this season which has yet to come to an end. The Dutchman - the only one among the drivers mentioned to have won all the world championship races with the same team, obviously Red Bull - has "pulled away" from Ayrton Senna and is chasing the drivers in front of him.

The two-time (almost three) world champion has Prost in his sights, who he could match by winning three of the six remaining races, but if he were to make a run for it (not such a far-fetched hypothesis) he would even surpass Seb Vettel, ending 2023 as the third driver of all time by number of victories. All this at just twenty-six years old and with no intention of stopping winning. It's a safe bet that Max will very soon start counting the victories that separate him from Michael...

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