Max Verstappen could now surpass one of Sebastian Vettel’s final Red Bull records at the Belgian Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen has collected a massive number of F1 records since his entrance into the sport at just 17 years old in 2015, and there are plenty more for him to add his name to in the future.

At 17 years and 166 days, Verstappen‘s first taste of a Grand Prix weekend as a full-time driver for Toro Rosso gave him his first F1 record of the youngest driver to make his debut in the pinnacle of motor racing.

That is just one of many records he holds that may never be broken. Another that will be tough to beat is his feat of becoming the youngest driver to win a Grand Prix.

Verstappen fended off world champions Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix to take his maiden victory at 18 years and 266 days old during his first race for Red Bull.

McLaren’s superiority in 2025 marked the end of another record that Verstappen has achieved in Red Bull colours. His 1,039-day streak of leading the drivers’ championship surpassed Michael Schumacher’s previous record of 896 days during his Ferrari days.

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Max Verstappen could break Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull pole position record

Verstappen’s pole position during the previous F1 round at Silverstone was his 44th in F1 and for the Austrian constructor, equalling Vettel’s record for the team.

The German driver’s final pole position for Red Bull came at the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel went on to win the Grand Prix for his ninth straight victory, an F1 record at the time, which was later topped by Verstappen in 2023 after he won 10 in a row during one of the most dominant seasons ever seen in F1.

Verstappen could go on to break Vettel’s Red Bull record if he clinches pole position at the upcoming Belgian Grand Prix. It’s a track the Dutchman is fond of, setting the fastest lap in Q3 there every year since 2021.

However, the 2021 season is also the only time Verstappen has actually started from pole position due to different grid penalties, which forced him to start down the order.

Paired with the fact he has also won at the track in three of his last four appearances, he will certainly be up for adding another to his tally.

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What Red Bull records are next for Max Verstappen?

The next record of Vettel’s that Verstappen can achieve would be securing a fifth world championship. Both drivers currently hold four drivers’ championships apiece for Red Bull, so a fifth would put the Dutchman in a league of his own within the Austrian constructors’ ranks.

A fifth title would also put Verstappen in rarer company within the wider landscape of F1 as a whole. Only Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Juan Manuel Fangio have achieved the feat, with Schumacher and Hamilton going on to win seven each.

Verstappen surpassed Michael Schumacher’s podium tally at Ferrari with his podium at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix to put himself in second place in the all-time list of driver podiums for a single team.

The P2 finish behind George Russell notched the Dutchman his 117th podium for Red Bull. Only Lewis Hamilton stands above him, standing atop the podium 153 times throughout his 12-year career with the German team.

With Verstappen’s future at Red Bull in question, it will be interesting to see if he is able to clinch the record for the most podiums for a single team. However, the 27-year-old’s sights will be more set on securing a fifth world championship, which he may have a better chance at with another team.