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Red Bull's 61-point E1 pairing shares second in IMS history

MilitaryMaple18 and Tedoi6974 finished second and third in Baku, matching Ferrari's Portugal total and landing only three points short of the record.

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Red Bull Formula 1 car on track at Baku City Circuit
S2 · R8Baku

MilitaryMaple18 and Tedoi6974 combined for 61 points in Baku E1, sharing the second-highest driver-pair score in IMS history through Season 2 Round 8. They finished second and third for Red Bull.

TheIceman729 won from pole for Ferrari, leaving MilitaryMaple and Tedoi to build the historical total without victory. Their grid positions of third and sixth became the two remaining podium places.

Three points separate first from second

Darth Ussh and TheIceman led the comparison with 64 points in Canada. MilitaryMaple and Tedoi shared second on 61 with Ferrari's Portugal pair, followed by two 56-point combinations from Imola and Portugal.

Red Bull's entry was the only leading pair total built from second and third place. The three rows above 56 otherwise contained at least one Ferrari victory.

Ferrari's E1 lead still grows

Despite Red Bull's double podium, Ferrari reached 380 points in the E1 constructors' standings and led by 74. TheIceman's win and Ferrari's supporting score added two points to the previous team advantage.

Brazil followed with Red Bull's Baku pair fixed beside Ferrari's Portugal 61. Equal totals, different podium shapes: the table had finally found a useful way to make repetition informative.

Historical proof · Through S2 R8

Highest-scoring driver pairings in IMS history

This result: T#2

The comparison uses IMS results available at the end of this round. The highlighted row is the result cited by this article.

TopRankEntryEventSupporting detailValue
1#1Darth Ussh + TheIceman729S2 R3CanadaFerrari · E164 points
2T#2MilitaryMaple18 + Tedoi6974This storyS2 R8BakuRed Bull · E161 points
3T#2TheIceman729 + Darth UsshS2 R5PortugalFerrari · E161 points
4T#4piastrigoat + Wadz51S2 R2ImolaFerrari · D156 points
5T#4Arsenalboyz101 + Tedoi6974S2 R5PortugalRed Bull · E156 points
Grid to flag

Red Bull's 61-point E1 pair

61 points · tied second historically

Baku grid and finishing positions

E1
MilitaryMaple18Red Bull
P3P2
+1
E1
Tedoi6974Red Bull
P6P3
+3
After the round

Championship picture

Constructors
1
Ferrari
380
2
Red Bull
306

74 points between first and second

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