BUXTON: Nobody came close to Verstappen in 2023 – Catch him if you can

F1 Digital PresenterWill Buxton
LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - OCTOBER 07: 2023 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen of the NetherlandsLUSAIL CITY, QATAR - OCTOBER 07: 2023 F1 World Drivers Champion Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing poses with a celebratory helmet in the Pitlane after the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Qatar at Lusail International Circuit on October 07, 2023 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Max Verstappen, three-time Formula 1 world champion.

To put that into context, he now sits at a table surrounded by exceptional company: Senna, Stewart, Lauda, Brabham and Piquet. Verstappen’s three, however, all occurred together. Only Schumacher, Hamilton, Vettel and Fangio took three back-to-back. Only Vettel began his run, like Verstappen, with his first.