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We check out the most important stats at the halfway point of the Formula One season.
The midway point of last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix marked the halfway point of the 2016 Formula One season. So what better time to reflect on the first eleven races and check out the most impressive statistics.
RedBull.com takes a look at the best facts and stats from the F1 season so far…
Australia: Hamilton’s 50th pole
Lewis Hamilton became just the third driver to score a half-century of pole positions when he took pole in the season opening Australian Grand Prix.
There’s still a chance the Briton could match Ayrton Senna’s tally of 65 this year but Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 68 is safe for another year.
Russia: Rosberg wins seven-in-a-row
Nico Rosberg started the season where he left off in 2015, with dominating race victories. By the Russian Grand Prix, the German had won the first four races and added to last year, his seventh straight victory in a row.
The Mercedes driver was two shy of matching Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine that he set at the end of 2013 with Red Bull Racing. But Rosberg’s run of wins ended at the next race in Spain after colliding with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Spain: Verstappen becomes youngest ever winner
Max Verstappen smashed Sebastian Vettel’s record of F1’s youngest ever winner when the 18-year-old became the first teenage winner of a Formula One race at the Spanish Grand Prix.
It was the Dutchman’s first race for Red Bull Racing, having been promoted from Toro Rosso ahead of the race, and Verstappen rewarded the team’s decision with their first win since 2014.
Monaco: Ricciardo takes maiden pole
Daniel Ricciardo became Formula One’s first new pole sitter since Pastor Maldonado at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix when the Aussie took his maiden pole at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Red Bull Racing driver became the 97th driver in history to start an F1 race from the front but sadly wasn’t able to convert it to his first win around the streets of the principality.
Baku: Williams reach record speeds
The new Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan allowed Formula One cars to reach incredible speeds thanks to the longest flat-out section on the calendar.
Valtteri Bottas clocked 378 kph (234.9 mph) during qualifying for the European Grand Prix, an unofficial record beating that set by Juan Pablo Montoya back in 2005 at Monza.
Austria: 250th British win
The Austrian Grand Prix will be remembered for the controversial last lap collision between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg but it also marked the 250th win for a British driver in Formula One.
Over a quarter of all victories in F1 have been achieved by Brits, with Germany the next most successful nation ahead of Brazil and France.
Britain: Max surpasses Jos
Max Verstappen already became his country’s most successful F1 driver when he became the first Dutchman to win a grand prix, but at the British Grand Prix he also surpassed his father Jos’s podium tally.
After scoring his third podium of the season at Silverstone, Verstappen had scored more points than every driver but Hamilton since being promoted to the Red Bull Racing team in Spain.
Hungary: Hamilton’s fifth in Budapest
Lewis Hamilton’s fifth victory at the Hungaroring last time out now makes him the most successful driver in the history of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Wins in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2016 surpassed the four wins Michael Schumacher achieved at the circuit during his time in Formula One.
