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Adrian Sutil now holds the dreaded record of most race starts without a podium finish. Here’s a look at his time in F1.
Following Nico Hulkenberg’s remarkable climb from 19th on the grid to a third-place finish at the British Grand Prix, Adrian Sutil now holds the unwanted record of the most starts in Formula 1 without a podium.
Hulkenberg, after 239 attempts, finally achieved his first Formula 1 podium at Silverstone, lifting the weight of that undesired tag from his highly-regarded career.
The distinction of most starts without a podium now falls to Sutil, a former Force India driver from Bavaria, Germany who competed in 128 grands prix between 2007 and 2014.
Sutil’s F1 journey began as a test driver for Midland in 2006 before securing a race seat when the team transformed into Spyker in 2007, eventually becoming Force India under Vijay Mallya.
Although Sutil showed promise as a semi-regular points scorer, his closest podium chance came at the 2009 Italian Grand Prix, finishing fourth just behind Kimi Raikkonen.
Despite a legal issue following the 2011 season, Sutil returned to the grid with Force India in 2013 before moving to Sauber in 2014, ultimately ending his F1 career after a brief spell at Williams and transitioning away from competitive racing.
