... and it was close. Oscar Piastri was the last driver on the lead lap and was six seconds away from being lapped by McLaren teammate Lando Norris.
One of the rare stats to have gotten harder as the seasons have gone on and gotten longer
The season is longer, but conversely the cars have never been more reliable. Back in the era of engines tuned to last for one race, mechanical DNFs were much more common.
As someone who doesn't watch or know much about f1, what's the significance of completing every lap in a season? Don't all drivers need to finish all laps?
No, if you get lapped by the leader, your race distance is effectively shortened by a lap. You don't drive for an additional lap to catch up, you just cross the finish line a lap down. Naturally if you crash out you won't be able to complete every lap either.
Basically completing every lap implies:
- a reliable car, especially considering this year's calendar was longest ever
- clean driving without major accidents
- good pace, since the driver didn't get lapped
It's not enforced if you crash out or have a mechanical failure.
He may not be the best right now, but the dude is a future champion.
Who are the other 3?
The other three: Michael Schumacher (2002), Lewis Hamilton (2019) and Max Verstappen (2023).
Sounds like some of the best/most dominant drives out there. Nice! Thanks for the info
I'm just gonna guess that lewis in ... 19, maybe? Didn't have any mechanicals and didn't get lapped?
I’m seeing this from the main page and am not familiar with F1 or racing in general. Why is this such an accomplishment? I thought the whole point of racing was finishing laps- is it that uncommon not to finish a race? (I’m probably confusing how this all works)
Mechanical failures, accidents with other drivers, accidents on your own.
Almost every race you have at least one car that does not finish the race.
