McLaren and Piastri have broken reliability records… in 2024

McLaren can enjoy his ninth Constructors' World Championship title in Formula 1 : the historic British team had to wait 26 years before regaining the world crown, an eternity for a team of this caliber in the discipline. In 1998, the year of the previous coronation with Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard, Lando Norris et Oscar piastri weren't even born yet, that's saying something!

No retirement for McLaren in 2024!

Above all, McLaren won the title in style: after a timid start to the season, the English team put in a series of performances and, even if it was not the most successful team (6 wins, compared to 8 for Red Bull), it was the most consistent and, above all, the most reliable of the season. And the statistics prove it since the Woking team achieved a historic feat in 2024, by not registering (officially) any retirements during this golden campaign.

This is the first time that a Formula 1 team has classified both of its cars in all of the season's Grand Prix, an even more resounding feat when you consider that the 2024 championship was the longest in history with 24 Grand Prix on the calendar. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were classified in each of the races contested (excluding Sprint) this year. Note: we specify "classified", because if Lando Norris did not finish the Austrian Grand Prix after his collision with Max Verstappen At the end of the race, the Briton was still classified with 7 laps behind, since he had completed more than 90% of the race when he returned to his garage. Which does not count, officially at least, as a retirement!

Piastri, Mr. 100%

For his part, Oscar Piastri also achieved a great feat in 2024, as he became the fourth driver in history to complete all the laps this season. The Australian has never given up and has never taken a lap behind the leader this year… although it was not far in Abu Dhabi, as he was the last classified in the lap of Lando Norris, winner of the final round on Sunday! With this score of 100% of laps completed, the Melbourne native joins Michael Schumacher (2002) Lewis Hamilton (2019) and Max Verstappen (2023) in this incredible list of achievements.

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