P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The Red Bull driver wrote himself another F1 record – on an illustrious list.
Max Verstappen has broken most of Sebastian Vettel’s “youngest ever” records, such as being the youngest race winner and podium finisher. However, Vettel still holds the record for being the youngest World Champion, achieving it at 23 years old, one year younger than Verstappen. Verstappen recently claimed his 2021 title just after turning 24. Additionally, Verstappen’s 56th career win at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix marked his 100th podium finish in only 187 starts, joining a select group of seven World Champions who have a total of 25 titles and 407 wins among them, representing 36.89% of all 1,103 World Championship Grands Prix. Vettel previously held the record for the youngest driver in the club to reach 100 podiums, achieving this milestone at 30 years and 8 months during the 2018 Australian Grand Prix. Verstappen surpassed this achievement by almost four years with his win in Jeddah.
