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Red Bull has fallen narrowly short of stealing an all-time F1 record from Ferrari following its horror home Austrian GP.
Red Bull’s chance to break Ferrari’s F1 record, which has been held since 2013, was lost due to their poor performance in Austria. Despite their home advantage at the Red Bull Ring, Max Verstappen could only manage seventh on the grid, while Yuki Tsunoda struggled and qualified in 18th place. The race further deteriorated for Red Bull as Verstappen crashed out on the first lap after a collision, and Tsunoda finished the race in last position. Red Bull’s streak of 77 consecutive points-scoring races, which began at the 2022 Saudi Arabian GP, ended just four races short of Ferrari’s all-time record set between the 2010 German and 2014 Singapore GPs. Ferrari took the record from McLaren at the 2013 Abu Dhabi GP with their 65th consecutive points finish, and McLaren is now the team with the longest current points-scoring streak, at 49 races as of the Austrian GP. McLaren’s streak began in Austria in 2023, and to surpass Ferrari’s record of 81 consecutive points finishes, they must continue scoring until the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix in the next season.
