‘It’s 88 missed podiums!’ Max Verstappen jokes after earning landmark 100th top three finish with victory at Saudi Arabian GP

(CNN) —& Max Verstappen& recorded his 100th career podium finish in just 187 races with victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday but, ever the perfectionist, the Dutchman first pointed to the grands prix he’s finished outside of the top three. “It’s 88 missed podiums!” he joked when asked by a reporter about his record in 188 career races, though this was only Verstappen’s 187th. “Of course, very happy with that, but I’m not really a guy looking at the stats, so I’m just happy to hit 100. “But I want to of course continue, and just focus race by race on achieving the best possible result all the time.” It was another weekend of plain sailing for Verstappen, who cruised to victory in Jeddah more than 13 seconds ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishing third. Verstappen has now comfortably won the first two races of the 2024 season – with Pérez completing a Red Bull one-two in both – and there appears to be no end to his domination in sight. The 26-year-old has now won nine races in a row, a run stretching back to the Japanese Grand Prix in September and...