Most of Sebastian Vettel's 'youngest ever' records have been smashed by Max Verstappen, including youngest-ever race winner and podium finisher.
One record that will never be beaten by Verstappen is that of youngest World Champion, the Dutchman claiming his 2021 title just after he turned 24, with Vettel achieving this at 23, but in consolation, another of the German's records fell to Verstappen after his crushing Saudi Arabian Grand Prix victory.
Verstappen's 56th career win was his 100th podium finish in just 187 starts, joining an elite club of seven World Champions with 25 titles and 407 wins between them or 36.89% of all 1,103 World Championship Grands Prix held as of Saudi Arabia.
Vettel was previously the youngest driver of the club to reach 100 podiums at a sprightly 30 years, 8 months with his victory at the 2018 Australian Grand Prix.
As the table below shows, Verstappen smashed that by nearly FOUR years in Jeddah
F1 drivers to reach 100 podium finishes
| Driver | Total | First podium | Last podium | Age at 100th podium | 100th podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 100 | Spain 2016 | Saudi Arabia 2024 | 26 years, 5 months | Saudi Arabia 2024 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 122 | Italy 2008 | Azerbaijan 2021 | 30 years, 8 months | Australia 2018 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 197 | Australia 2007 | Mexico City 2023 | 31 years, 9 months | Japan 2016 |
| Michael Schumacher | 155 | Mexico 1992 | Europe 2012 | 33 years, 2 months | Brazil 2002 |
| Alain Prost | 106 | Argentina 1981 | Australia 1993 | 38 years, 4 months | France 1993 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 103 | Australia 2002 | Brazil 2018 | 38 years, 10 months | Italy 2018 |
| Fernando Alonso | 106 | Malaysia 2003 | Sao Paulo 2023 | 41 years, 7 months | Saudi Arabia 2023 |
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