02/07/2025 13:50
Red Bull has lost the opportunity to break an F1 record Ferrari has
held since 2013 with its horror show in Austria. After getting
caught out by yellow flags in Q3, Max Verstappen was only seventh
on the grid for Red Bull's home race at the Red Bull Ring, with
team-mate Yuki Tsunoda performing even worse down in 18th. The race
did not get any better for the team with Verstappen eliminated on
the first lap after a crash with Kimi Antonelli, whilst Tsunoda was
classified last. In failing to score a point, Red Bull's run of 77
points scoring races stretching back to the 2022 Saudi Arabian
Grand Prix came to an end, four short of Ferrari's all-time
record. This was set between the 2010 German and 2014 Singapore
GPs, coming to an end after Fernando Alonso retired and Kimi
Raikkonen finished 12th in the Japanese GP. Ferrari snatched the
record from McLaren at the 2013 Abu Dhabi GP with its 65th
consecutive points finish, and has held it ever since. With Red
Bull set back to zero, McLaren is now the team with the longest
points scoring streak, at 49, as of the Austrian GP. Its run
started in Austria in 2023, and if it is to beat Ferrari's record
of 81, it must get to the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, round 20 of
next season's calendar. Teams with longest consecutive point runs
