Red Bull has tied McLaren’s 1988 record with 11 consecutive wins!

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R05@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

I have a feeling it’s going to be many more

blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk · 4 pts · 3y (3 replies)

I'm amazed its such a low number. With the number of dominant periods in F1's not too distant past - Schumacher, Vettel, Hamilton, I'd have thought it would be more.

LamerTex@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Reliability was terrible so not too surprising

JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

As someone else said, back then the cars broke down as often as they completed a lap

koolkiwi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Yeah, the 88 McLaren record will always remain the most impressive for that reason.

Gerryflap@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

The funny thing for me is that McLaren actually had a decent shot at protecting their record. Out of all the mediocre races they've had in the past years, this record was actually rivalled by Red Bull on a day where McLaren had both drivers challenging for the podium and even a driver taking the lead for a few laps.