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Max Verstappen started F1 São Paulo GP in 17th but finished it in first place for his eighth win of the season.
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STARTS P17, FINISHES P1 🤩<br><br>MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE 2024 SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX!!<br><br>What an extraordinary drive 👏👏👏<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#F1</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrazilGP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BrazilGP</a> <a href=”https://t.co/0KnYj1862x”>pic.twitter.com/0KnYj1862x</a>
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GP: “You are the man!” <br>MV: “Aaaagggggghhhhh, yes!!!!”<a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#F1</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrazilGP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BrazilGP</a> <a href=”https://t.co/jjj1DNCtJJ”>pic.twitter.com/jjj1DNCtJJ</a>
Formula 1 put Verstappen’s remarkable feat in context.
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Max won after starting P17 on the grid<br><br>Only FIVE out of 1,121 previous world championship races have been won from 17th or lower on the grid <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#F1</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BrazilGP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BrazilGP</a>
Verstappen, who has won the last three F1 World Drivers’ Championship titles, is well on his way to a fourth now, especially after his win Sunday.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.