11/08/2025 16:40
Max Verstappen hit a Red Bull milestone in the Hungarian Grand
Prix, with it having represented his 200th race for the Milton
Keynes-based outfit. The Dutchman has raced for Red Bull since the
2016 Spanish Grand Prix after replacing Daniil Kvyat early in the
campaign, and has become the team's leader ever since. Verstappen
and Red Bull's partnership has been glittered in success, with four
world titles, 65 victories, 44 pole positions, 34 fastest laps and
117 podium finishes. Whilst 200 races have been completed for Red
Bull, the 27-year-old is on 223 grands prix overall for his F1
career. His actual 200th F1 race fell on last year's Dutch Grand
Prix, where he confirmed he would not double his achievement and
reach 400 races. Asked in Zandvoort last year if he will enter
another 200 F1 races, Verstappen told media: "No. That's an easy
answer. "So we have passed halfway [in my career], for sure. It's
been an incredible ride. It doesn't feel like 200, but we do a lot
of races now in a year, so you add them quite quickly." If
Verstappen reached a 400th race for Red Bull, it would represent
his 423rd overall. By ruling out reaching 400 races in his F1
career, the chances are incredibly slim of hitting the figure
solely in Red Bull colours. Should the calendar remain at 24 races
for the foreseeable future Verstappen would need to race for Red
Bull until the end of the 2032 F1 season. If that happened, the
driver would be 35 years old. To simply beat the record of most
races for one time, Verstappen would need to enter the 2027 season
with Red Bull, as Lewis Hamilton holds the record after completing
246 races for Mercedes. Verstappen is second on the list for most
grands prix with one team, and 17th on the overall list for most
races entered. His current contract is set to expire at the end of
2028, with him having insisted on several occasions that he intends
to race in other championships.
