Long shots - the drivers who’ve scored podiums from low grid slots
In China Max Verstappen became the seventh member of the current grid to score a podium finish having started outside the top ten. But who are the other drivers to have done it and how many times have they 'climbed the mountain'? Read on to find out…
Lewis Hamilton - 4 times
Fernando Alonso - 4 times
Sebastian Vettel - 2 times
Romain Grosjean - 2 times
Sergio Perez - 2 times
Valtteri Bottas - 1 time
Max Verstappen - 1 time
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