An F1 record held by Lewis Hamilton will remain intact for some time after Oscar Piastri's crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Following a false start, Piastri dropped to the back of the F1 field on the run into the opening corner in Baku.
As he sought to make up the lost ground, the Australian locked up his front tyre on the approach to Turn 3 and speared into the barrier, eliminating himself from the race.
It marked his first non-finish since the 2023 US Grand Prix and brought an end to his streak of consecutive races finished.
Prior to his Baku crash, Piastri was closing in on Hamilton's record for the most consecutive races seeing the chequered flag.
From the 2018 British Grand Prix to the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, Hamilton finished 48 races in a row.
His streak was halted by being forced to sit out the Sakhir Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19.
Piastri's race-finishing run began at the 2023 Mexican Grand Prix and concluded with the Monza race earlier this month, cementing the figure at 44.
George Russell is now Hamilton's closest threat, with his current streak at 26 grands prix.
Most consecutive F1 race finishes
| Position | Driver | Grand Prix | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lewis Hamilton | Britain 2018 - Bahrain 2020 | 48 |
| 2. | Oscar Piastri | Mexico City 2023 - Italy 2025 | 44 |
| 3. | Max Verstappen | Emilia Romagna 2022 - Saudi Arabia 2024 | 43 |
| 4. | Daniel Ricciardo | Styria 2020 - Mexico City 2021 | 34 |
| 5. | Nick Heidfeld | China 2007 - Italy 2009 | 33 |
| 6. | Lewis Hamilton | Japan 2016 - France 2018 | 33 |
| 7. | Carlos Sainz | Eifel 2020 - Saudi Arabia 2022 | 31 |
| 8. | Max Verstappen | Japan 2024 - Canada 2025 | 31 |
| 9. | Kimi Raikkonen | Australia 2012 - Hungary 2013 | 30 |
| 10. | Fernando Alonso | China 2013 - Belgium 2014 | 29 |
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