Long shots - the drivers who’ve scored podiums from low grid slots
In China Max Verstappen became the seventh member of the current grid to score a podium finish having started outside the top ten. But who are the other drivers to have done it and how many times have they 'climbed the mountain'? Read on to find out…
Lewis Hamilton - 4 times
Fernando Alonso - 4 times
AUSTRALIA 2005: Running towards the end of the order in a damp one-lap qualifying session, Alonso was forced to settle for 14th on the grid at the 2005 season opener in Melbourne. The Spaniard would make it all the way up to the podium places in the race,
Sebastian Vettel - 2 times
Romain Grosjean - 2 times
Sergio Perez - 2 times
Valtteri Bottas - 1 time
Max Verstappen - 1 time
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