Motor racing-Verstappen now officially the most dominant in a single season

Formula One F1 - Brazilian Grand Prix - Jose Carlos Pace Circuit, Sao Paulo, Brazil - November 5, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with a trophy on the podium after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

LONDON (Reuters) - Max Verstappen's 17th win of the Formula One season rewrote the record book and established the triple world champion as the most dominant driver the sport has ever seen over the course of a campaign.

Until Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos, the highest win percentage for a season was the 75% of late Italian champion Alberto Ascari who won six out of eight world championship races with Ferrari in 1952.