F1 United States Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen set an all-time joint record

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are now the driver pairing with the most one-two finishes in the history of F1 after the United States Grand Prix.

James Dielhenn

24 Oct 2022

(L to R): Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates with Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 on the — (L to R): Race winner Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing celebrates with Lewis Hamilton (GBR…

Driver pairings with the most one-two finishes in F1 history

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen (32)
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg (31)
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel (26)
Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello (25)
Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna (23)
Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas (23)

Verstappen thrillingly passed Hamilton with five laps remaining in Austin to seal another race win to add to his back-to-back championships.

The Red Bull driver denied his Mercedes counterpart a first win of a disappointing season.

This could yet be Hamilton’s first-ever winless season of his glistening career.

(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in the FIA Press Conference. — (L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing in the…

Verstappen won his first title a year ago after the notorious 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and secured his second earlier this month amid the F1 cost cap row.

Hamilton has vowed to return to a title fight in 2023 to resume his high-stakes rivalry with Verstappen - they are likely to extend their new joint record even further.