Emilia Romagna GP Facts & Stats: Hamilton and Norris make it 700 British podiums

Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix certainly threw up plenty of drama, with Max Verstappen’s victory, a rare mistake from Lewis Hamilton, and a thrilling podium from Lando Norris. It also generated its fair share of facts and figures…

• Verstappen failed to finish all 3 races in Italy last year and prior to today had never finished in the top-4 in this country at any track.

• Red Bull's best previous result at Imola was Vitantonio Liuzzi's 8th place in 2005.

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• Today was Red Bull engine supplier Honda's first win at Imola since Ayrton Senna's 1991 victory for McLaren.

• By taking the point for fastest lap, Hamilton ensured he retains his championship lead by 1 point - he now has 44 points.

• Hamilton retains his record of having never won the opening 2 rounds of any season in his career.

• He did, however, score in his 51st consecutive race start.

• With Lando Norris third for McLaren behind compatriot Hamilton today, it makes 700 podium finishes for British drivers.

• It was also the first race with 2 British drivers on the podium since China 2012 with Hamilton and Jenson Button.

• Norris tied his career-best result, with what was only McLaren's 4th podium finish in the last 7 years.

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• Norris has finished in the top-4 at the opening 2 races of 2021.

• At Ferrari, Charles Leclerc’s 4th place tied his best result over the last 15 Grands Prix.

• With team mate Carlos Sainz in P5, there were 2 Ferraris in the top-5 for only the 2nd time this decade, following Turkey 2020, when Sebastian Vettel took 3rd and Leclerc 4th.

• McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo, P6, secured his 13th consecutive points finish – the longest streak if you discount Hamilton's Covid-interrupted run.

• At Aston Martin, Lance Stroll took his 4th consecutive points finish.

• Pierre Gasly finished 7th at AlphaTauri's home track.

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• With P9 on the road, Kimi Raikkonen provisionally matched Alfa Romeo's best result of 2020, which was also achieved at Imola. A post-race penalty then dropped him out of the points.

• With P10, Esteban Ocon scored the first ever point for the Alpine name in F1. The team's haul increased to 3 points after Raikkonen's penalty, with Ocon rising to P9 and Fernando Alonso inheriting 10th.