2023 F1 Season
22 races · Red Bull RB19
The 2023 season is, in absolute numbers, the most dominant in Formula 1 history. The Red Bull RB19, another masterpiece of the Newey era, proved virtually unbeatable in any conditions and at any circuit.
Max Verstappen took it to a superhuman level: he won nineteen of the twenty-two races of the year and strung together ten consecutive victories, an all-time record no one had achieved in more than seven decades of the championship. The title fight ceased to exist very early.
The only crack in the red armour was opened by Carlos Sainz, who with Ferrari took the year's only non-Red Bull win in Singapore, the single weekend where Red Bull couldn't find its rhythm. It was Verstappen's third consecutive world title, and the definitive seal on an era of dominance.
Drivers' Champion
Max Verstappen
Red Bull RB19
Constructors' Champion
Red Bull Racing
22 races
Key moment
"Verstappen achieves 10 consecutive wins — the absolute F1 record."
What if 2023 had been raced 100 times?
We took the real 2023 grid — every car with its performance and reliability, every driver with his rating — and re-ran the full 22-race championship 100 times.
| Driver | Avg. finish | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappenreal championRed Bull | P1 | 100% |
| Sergio PerezRed Bull | P2 | 0% |
| Lewis HamiltonMercedes | P3 | 0% |
| Fernando AlonsoAston Martin | P4.4 | 0% |
| Charles LeclercFerrari | P4.9 | 0% |
| George RussellMercedes | P6 | 0% |
Max Verstappen wins 100% of the simulated championships. Runner-up Sergio Perez manages 0%: with that machinery, the real result was very nearly the only one available.
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What if Senna, Hamilton or Alonso had driven the 2023 championship-winning car?