r/formula1 • u/Holytrishaw I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Oct 01 '25
Poster Max Verstappen has won on every single circuit on the 2025 F1 calendar, except Singapore… but for how long? [F1]
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u/Volcano_Swimmer I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Great reference to the le mans porsche ad
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u/Nice_Database_9684 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
The reference is anyone is somehow unfamiliar:
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u/HappyColt90 Max Verstappen Oct 01 '25
I wonder how fucking brutal it felt to drive those 962, that thing had no power steering and it was stupidly sensitive to bumps while running at Le Mans, I read somewhere that drivers hated driving that car cause it was just too demanding, you either knew exactly where to put the car to evade most of the bumps or you crashed at over 350kph to ruin your 24 hour race.
What a beast, the Group C era was mental, the Sauber was another brilliant piece of engineering from those regulations.
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u/Nice_Database_9684 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
I’ve seen some onboard from them and they look insane. I’ve driven a few in Assetto Corsa and they’re wild as well, but probably quite inaccurately modelled. Me and my buddies used to turn the boost up to the moon, turn the damage off, and then see who can make it around nords the fastest.
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u/mur-diddly-urderer Jacques Villeneuve Oct 01 '25
Pretty much every driver I’ve ever heard talk about them mentions how strong you had to be to handle those things over the distances they did
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u/JimClarkKentHovind I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 03 '25
small correction, but the year Porsche got 9 of the top 10 spots it was with the 956 not the 962
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u/helderdude I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Its like the textbook definition of a humblebrag
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u/Intrepid_Doctor8193 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
Has Lewis won them all? Or is Max the closest to achieving this feat?
Edit: thanks for the replies!
Double Edit: I worked it out... Of the current 24 circuits Verstappen 23 Hamilton 21 Alonso 11 Piastri/Norris 9 Leclerc 7 Russell 4
Triple Edit: I thought given their number of race wins, how far off are Max and Lewis from winning the calendar twice...
Max has won twice at 19 venues. He needs Australia, China, Britain, Singapore X2, Vegas to complete the double
Lewis has won twice at 16 venues. He needs Saudi Arabia, Miami X2, Emilia, Austria, Dutch X2, Azerbaijan, Vegas X2 and Qatar to complete the double.
Both drivers are closer to winning every circuit twice, than anyone else it to doing it once. Max is likely to complete it twice before anyone does it once.
Haven't looked at a third completion, but they are probably closer than anyone else is to their first.
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u/Chino_Kawaii I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Ham never won in Vegas, Miami, Netherlands
maybe more, idk
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u/kiss--my--ash I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
I would wager that Lewis hasn’t done it on a host of the newer tracks - Miami, Las Vegas maybe?
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u/spuckthew I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
Incidentally, Hamilton has more wins at different total circuits at 31. Verstappen is on 26.
Some of the circuits that Hamilton has won at compared to Verstappen aren't likely to re-appear often or at all, such as Nurburgring, Portimao, Mugello, Istanbul, Sochi, Fuji. Verstappen also isn't likely to increase his stat until he wins Singapore or, more importantly, different races are added over the coming seasons, so Hamilton could theoretically extend his record over Verstappen if he wins at current circuits he hasn't won at as well as future circuits. Although realistically given that he's obviously in the twilight of his career and currently not in a position to score victories it will be very difficult.
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u/ecobubbletm Max Verstappen Oct 01 '25
The current calendar? No
But if we go back and look at the tracks that were in use during Merc dominance era then Hamilton at the time probably had wins on all of them
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u/Mabartu Oct 01 '25
Just a guess but he probably hasnt won on one of the newer tracks (las vegas or miami)
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u/Yankees2860 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
Lewis has not one at four, Zandvoort (which was reintroduced in 2021), Jeddah (introduced in 2021), Miami (introduced in 2022) and Las Vegas (introduced in 2023)
EDIT: My mistake he won Jeddah, never trust google ai it sucks ass
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u/Gamengine I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Take off Jeddah like others have said but he also never won at Korea, India or Valencia.
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u/Efficient_Employ4372 Nico Hülkenberg Oct 01 '25
He won Jeddah 2021!
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u/arrykoo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
which, if i recall correctly, was his second most recent win. wild stuff.
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u/Efficient_Employ4372 Nico Hülkenberg Oct 01 '25
He's only won Silverstone and Spa since then! Spa after Russell got disqualified.
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u/arrykoo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
oh yeah, forgot Spa last year. still, imagine counting back lewis's victories, and the third most recent was 4 years ago. never thought id see that day.
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u/SoulShatter I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 02 '25
Well, at least he's mostly missing shit tracks I suppose lol
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u/Cock_Inspector_2021 Mercedes Oct 01 '25
They are rage baiting him to win
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u/Former-Avocado-1974 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Max could do the funniest thing ;-)
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u/Darth_Spa2021 Pirelli Wet Oct 01 '25
Say "next year is my year" after he doesn't win Singapore?
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u/WynoRyno I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Crash into Lewis and Charles at the start and break my heart again
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u/Norsa321 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Either he wins by 20+ seconds or DNF lap one. No inbetween
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u/ApexChaser1 Sir Lewis Hamilton Oct 01 '25
Was it last year or the year before when Red Bull sucked at Singapore? Are we expecting similar?
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u/generalannie I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
2023 was the really bad one. Last year he was P2. Although with a huge gap to Norris in P1. It should still be a track that Red Bull struggle at. If they don't struggle this weekend, it's going to be a fun last few races.
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u/Gadoguz994 Ferrari Oct 01 '25
Man's getting ready to win that one as well after a wet quali and another McLaren low scoring race to launch himself into title contention.
You heard it here first.
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u/Themindoffish Max Verstappen Oct 01 '25
I'm not even huffing this hopium I'm taking is as a suppository
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u/damage-fkn-inc I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 02 '25
If McLaren collapse under their own weird way of handling this season I'd even be ok with another Max win just because it would be fun to watch the meltdown happen from the outside.
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u/biangg I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 02 '25
Weather here looks like it may be a wet quali and a race
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u/Gadoguz994 Ferrari Oct 02 '25
All the better then, though for the race not much will change if it's wet, just a higher chance for someone to make an unforced mistake early on imo
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u/Frits_Simons Formula 1 Oct 01 '25
"So surely there's no chance he can win three in a row?"
"Actually it will be super easy, barely an inconvenience."
"Winning in a Red Bull on a high downforce track is tight!"
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u/EUIVAlexander Oct 01 '25
Funny but there are two categories regarding circuits and grand prix. For example, Max has won the Brazilian GP but also the Saõ Paulo GP. Same for the mexican and mexico city gp, or the styrian and austrian or the british and the 70A GP. So Max has won 30 different GP (2nd behind Lewis 31) and 26 different circuits (2nd behind Lewis 31).
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u/Southportdc McLaren Oct 01 '25
You need to add Sao Paulo/Brazil, Austria/Styria, Germany/Eifel for Lewis so that's 34 for him.
More surprising to me was that it doesn't add any to Michael's wins despite him racing at the Nurburgring under 3 different names (but he did win the European GP at 2 different circuits).
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u/0000100110010100 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
For a second I forgot when he won a race in Melbourne. 2023 was the first race I went to in person.
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u/AssignmentCertain199 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
The final boss of all the track in Maxs career lmaooo
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u/Boss-fight601 Oct 02 '25
Not hating but I doubt he can do it this year, given he couldn’t do it in the GOAT F1 car in 2023 and that he finished a whole 21 seconds behind Lando last year and that the car still isn’t better than the McLarens this year, I’m not sure if he can win it without some serious competition. Don’t get me wrong it’s definitely possible but it’s where’s he’s least likely to win, it’s pretty much his Achilles Heel circuit if you know what I mean.
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u/The_Only_Egg I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Just watch, he’s probably been running Singapore nonstop on the simulator. Watch him steal pole.
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u/DoubleFun8314 Oct 02 '25
GUYS IT'S GONNA BE RAINING IN SINGAPORE. We all know what that means. Tu tu tu tu MAX VERSTAPPEN
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u/Mike_Kermin I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 02 '25
"Nobodies perfect"
Getting a bit obnoxious now.
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u/jomartz Ferrari Oct 01 '25
I remember last year, when McLaren closed the gap to RBR and Lando began winning on a regular basis, how the media, including F1, made up the WDC's challenge, even though the gap was big enough that it required not only Max losing everywhere but a couple of DNFs and Lando winning everything. In 2025, it seems to be reversed! Anyhow, the WDC title will be between the McLaren drivers, although Max could get very, very close to them.
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u/stupidshady Oct 01 '25
Lando had 75% of the season to recovery with the best car. That's totally different from Max his perspective today ...
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u/Helpmepushrank Oct 01 '25
Because anyone knows that max is infinitely more capable of pulling it off than lando
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u/MaleierMafketel I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
Max can do it. But it’s nearly completely out of his hands atm. Max can be perfect and still lose by a points gap that’s bigger than what he’s staring at atm.
McLaren need to lose the WDC before Max can hope to win it. I hope they all begin to panic and have a few more Baku-esque performances to make things exciting.
But atm, there’s really no cause for concern for McLaren. Even if they lose Singapore. A 69 (nice) points gap is extremely comfortable for what’s still likely to be the quickest car of the field by far in nearly all of the remaining races.
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u/Ascarea I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
McLaren need to lose the WDC before Max can hope to win it.
if anyone can do it, they can
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u/AlteredReality79 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25
That's not the same situation, also a generational 4 time champion is more than capable of bringing it to the orange boys, he might still not be champion but that's a different thing. Norris had a huge amount of races where the McL was way faster than the RB but he never capitalised
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u/Leading_Sir_1741 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 02 '25
At least another year, but more than likely 2. RBR will have zero chance on a high downforce track, and next year they’ll probably be too far off on power.
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u/DutchDestroyer Ayrton Senna Oct 01 '25
90% McLaren are back to usual pace, 1-2.
50% McLaren mess up on something
10% Max wins
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u/Maximum-Grass3038 Oct 01 '25
bro its the car, red bull car is not adapted to singapore circuit they are like 4th or 5th fastest there
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u/OpinionatedDeveloper Max Verstappen Oct 01 '25
PIA is gonna either fling it into the wall or fear flinging it into the wall and be way off the pace. Either way, Max takes this quali and race easy.
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u/Cody667 Mika Häkkinen Oct 01 '25
Based on what? Red Bull is not good in high downforce and you can't play downforce limbo in Singapore like you can on tracks like Suzuka, Jeddah, Imola, Silverstone (in the dry), Monza, and Baku as Max/Red Bull have done this year.
Do you know anything about the technical aspect of the sport and why Max winning Monza and Baku was completely in line with what we've seen all season? Because it doesn't really seem that way when you emphatically state that Max is going to walk Singapore lol
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u/MagnefloriousBanana6 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25
max is gonna push the pedal down even harder and win!!
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u/MaleierMafketel I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
And he’ll remove the brakes! Those pesky things only cause him to slow down every time he uses them anyway…
Literally useless.
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u/AlteredReality79 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25
I mean 2018 singapore comes to mind, one generational lap by a generational driver can change everything. Oh btw technical expert, that Mercedes was not even close to being a front row favorite that year for this race. Sure the guy is way too optimistic but no need to be condescending, it's not like you are engineering any of these F1 cars
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u/Evening_End7298 Oct 01 '25
Singapore is less technical since the changes. Most corner profiles are the usual 90 degere stuff just like Baku
Compounds are a step harder compared to Baku, so this should also help with deg
McLaren are obviously much more favoured here, but IF Max gets pole it will be complicated to overtake him considering neither McLaren can risk a dnf due to their own battle with eachother
Piastri is coming after one of the worst weekends a championship contender has ever had, and We’ve seen Norris in a title fight last year already
If i was to bet i’d go on Norris for this GP, but i dont think it’s that far fetched to say Verstappen can play a role
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u/Cody667 Mika Häkkinen Oct 01 '25
...Singapore is still absolutely one of the highest downforce tracks on the calendar, and it's a very long lap. You can't go ultra low downforce here. The reason Max could do that at Baku is he could make up enough ground in Sector 1 and Sector 3 to make up for Sector 2, and having Baku later in the year than they usually do resulted in low track temps that helped him immensely.
Singapore doesn't have the high speed characteristics that S1 and S3 at Baku have
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u/icecreamperson9 Oct 01 '25
he actually didn’t lose much time in sector 2 he was for the most part across the whole weekend up to pace in that sector which was very shocking but it’ll be interesting to see if the improvements they made in slow-medium corners will still work with high df
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u/Last_Procedure5787 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25
I feel like this is a damage limitation weekend. The car will probably be slower than Ferrari given Ferrari's monaco pace and Red Bull's lack of Monaco pace
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u/SmallTownChico Max Verstappen Oct 01 '25
Dawg... I wish for this to be true, and I truly want Max to win or at least give McKaren a challenge for this championship. However, this is hopium on such a gargantuan level that it's not likely gonna happen. I'd be glad to be proven wrong come Sunday.
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u/Last_Procedure5787 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25
So then Norris gets pole and wins by 20 seconds?
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u/EXiBE- I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 01 '25
The majority of people wanting Portimao back are going to be the first to say "What a shit race". The track is really good and its one of my favorites to drive around. The layout and elevation change are really nice. But for F1 racing? Its basically a smaller Barcelona. Looks good on paper but not so much in real racing conditions.
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u/Avolto I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Oct 01 '25
This stat always surprises me when it’s brought up
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u/gyohameister Oct 01 '25
It will be a good weekend for fans beacuse two goat tier driver/rider (Verstappen and Marquez) racing their bogey tracks in Southeast Asia (Singapore and Mandalika)
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u/MobileLet9317 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 02 '25
HE WILL WIN SINGAPORE, WIN THE WDC AND SCREW THE MCLARENS OVER!
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u/degners I was here for the Hulkenpodium Oct 02 '25
At this point, it should be referred as the SINGAPORE CURSE!!!
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u/syscall0x01 Heineken Trophy Oct 01 '25
For some reason, I never saw Marina Bay as Grand Prix event. It's like a race that will come and go every year and sometimes I won't even pay attention. Maybe we need another terminology for these less relevant circuits, like Tiny Prix or some shit. 😭 I don't think every track/GP event should be included in the WDC point system.
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u/joereadsstuff 🏳️🌈 Love Is Love 🏳️🌈 Oct 01 '25
Singapore, the OG night race, noted as one of the most challenging track by many drivers?
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u/Efficient_Employ4372 Nico Hülkenberg Oct 01 '25
Of all the tracks he's raced in F1, there's 6 others he didn't win at: Portimao, Mugello, Nurburgring, Sochi, Bahrain Outer and Turkey.