LONDON (Reuters) – Max Verstappen’s Formula One championship means one of many undesirable accolades of the game has returned once more to the late British nice Stirling Moss.
The Dutch driver had chalked up 19 grand prix wins earlier than Sunday’s in Abu Dhabi, making him essentially the most profitable driver with out a title.
The twentieth meant Moss, who died final 12 months aged 90 and is considered the best driver by no means to be champion, is once more the report holder together with his 16 profession victories.
Handing back the report to Moss has turn into one thing of a ceremony of passage for Formula One drivers – Germany’s Nico Rosberg additionally returned the report when he turned champion in 2016 after 23 wins with Mercedes.
Active drivers closest to the report now are Finland’s Valtteri Bottas (10), who left champions Mercedes for Alfa Romeo after Sunday’s race, and McLaren’s Australian Daniel Ricciardo with eight wins.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, modifying by Ken Ferris)
