2023 was the year of Max Verstappen.
Just about every record in the book was smashed with 19 wins, 575 championship points and 1,003 laps led setting new benchmarks that will surely never be surpassed from the new three-time World Champion.
But what would have happened if Verstappen decided to call it quits after winning his second title in 2022 and take a year off?
Well, for starters, there would have been seven winners instead of just three in reality, and the season would have ended with the 35th F1 World Champion being crowned.
Check out the tables below...
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2023 race wins without Max Verstappen
| Driver | Number of wins | Races won |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Perez | 8 | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan (Sprint), Azerbaijan, Miami, Austria (Sprint), Belgium, Italy |
| Lando Norris | 7 | Britain, Hungary, Singapore, Japan, United States, Sao Paulo (Sprint), Sao Paulo |
| Lewis Hamilton | 4 | Australia, Spain, United States (Sprint), Mexico City |
| Fernando Alonso | 3 | Monaco, Canada, Netherlands |
| Charles Leclerc | 3 | Austria, Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi |
| Oscar Piastri | 2 | Qatar (Sprint), Qatar |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | Singapore |
F1 2023 Drivers' Championship without Max Verstappen
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Points change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 348 | +63 |
| 2nd | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 295 | +61 |
| 3rd | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 268 | +62 |
| 4th | Lando Norris | McLaren | 266 | +61 |
| 5th | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 264 | +58 |
| 6th | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 239 | +39 |
| 7th | George Russell | Mercedes | 219 | +44 |
| 8th | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 129 | +32 |
| 9th | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 109 | +35 |
| 10th | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 89 | +27 |
| 11th | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 83 | +25 |
| 12th | Alex Albon | Williams | 46 | +19 |
| 13th | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 29 | +12 |
| 14th | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +8 |
| 15th | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 13 | +4 |
| 16th | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +6 |
| 17th | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 10 | +4 |
| 18th | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 6 | +3 |
| 19th | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 6 | +4 |
| 20th | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 4 | +3 |
| 21st | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 0 | 0 |
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