Red Bull eye Mercedes record as Verstappen targets 41-year-old feat - United States GP stats

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Red Bull eye Mercedes record as Verstappen targets 41-year-old feat - United States GP stats

All the best stats and facts ahead of the United States Grand Prix

GPFans Staff & Sundaram Ramaswami

Thursday 20 October 2022 13:55

F1 returns Stateside for the second time this season as Austin plays host to the United States Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen has already wrapped up the drivers' title, but Red Bull still has to secure the constructors' crown in the last four races, though a 165-point advantage over Ferrari makes it highly unlikely the Milton Keynes-based team will fail to clinch the championship in Texas.

But ahead of the race at the Circuit of the Americas, which is quickly becoming a fan favourite, GPFans brings you the best stats and facts.

F1 in America

This weekend's event will be the 73rd F1 race to be held in the US. Only Italy [104], Germany [79], and the United Kingdom [77] have hosted more races.

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After the Miami GP, this marks the first time since 1984 that the US has hosted two races in the same season.

The US has hosted F1 at 11 different venues, the most by any one country.

COTA's lengthy challenge

At 5.513 km, COTA is the second-longest circuit in the country to have hosted an F1 race after Sebring, which is 8.369 km long.

With 20 turns, the track is joint-third - alongside Baku - for the most corners on the 2022 calendar, behind Jeddah [27] and Marina Bay [23].

Qualifying is key?

Every United States GP to be held in Austin has been won from the front row of the grid. The pole-sitter has never finished off the podium.

Old guard to be thinned

Only four drivers have taken part in every race at COTA - Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Perez, Sebastian Vettel, and Daniel Ricciardo. Vettel is retiring and Ricciardo is expected to leave the grid at the end of the season.

Verstappen to equal 41-year feat?

Verstappen could become the first driver to win two races in the US in the same year since Alan Jones in 1981. The Dutchman took the honours in Miami earlier this season.

Red Bull eye record

Red Bull has finished either first or second in 17 consecutive races. An 18th would see them surpass the record set by Williams in 1993-1994 and Mercedes in 2014-2015.