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Max Verstappen broke several records in 2023 including most wins in a season (19), most points in a year (575) and biggest title winning margin to second (290 points) in the standings. There are more records that look likely to get broken in 2024, but not all of them would make the driver proud – so here are 10 unwanted records that could be beaten or extended this year... Most grand prix starts without a win Current holder: Andrea de Cesaris (208) Could be broken by: Nico Hulkenberg (203) Andrea De Cesaris, Jordan Photo by: Motorsport Images Hulkenberg is set to break F1’s record for the most race starts without a victory this year. The Haas driver has started 203 grands prix, five less than Andrea de Cesaris, meaning he could match the record at the Chinese Grand Prix before breaking it in Miami two weeks later. Given Haas finished bottom of the 2023 constructors’ championship, it would take something completely out of the ordinary ...

Nico Hulkenberg has revealed how he " broke the ice" with new Formula 1 teammate Kevin Magnussen by repeating his own words back to him. Hulkenberg is to replace Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2023 and drive alongside Magnussen as he returns to full-time Grand Prix racing for the first time since 2019. The two had an infamous incident at the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, where Magnussen pushed Hulkenberg's Renault wide through Turns 2 and 3. In the media pen post-race, Hulkenberg confronted Magnussen who retorted that the German should "suck my b***s". Magnussen has been adamant that he has no problems with Hulkenberg joining the team, whilst the German says he greeted his new teammate with the same words used in Budapest earlier in 2022. Hulkenberg greets Magnussen "Of course, I expect to have a good relationship with him," Hulkenberg told media, includi...

Esteban Ocon broke an unusual eight-year-long F1 record thanks to his late pit stop at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The Alpine driver was required to start the race from the pit lane after his car was modified under parc ferme conditions. As such, the team opted to run Ocon on a different strategy to much of the field, keeping him out for most of the race on the Hard tyre. It was not until the final lap of the event that the Frenchman made his mandatory pit stop, which then led to a controversial moment as photographers, marshals and other officials had gathered near the entry of the pit lane just as Ocon was driving in. Ocon was forced to take avoiding action and fortunately nobody was harmed in the incident. He ended the Grand Prix outside of the points in P15. Since the race, Pirelli have revealed that Ocon's late stop meant that he had broke n the record for the longest stint on a C3 compound tyre, having ran them for 300km. This breaks the previous record ...