Didier Pironi failed to podium in 18 consecutive starts when he first got hired by Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen, on the other hand, had had a successful stint at the Scuderia in the Oughties, even taking one WDC. But when he came back for a second dose in the 20-teens, he went 22 consecutive races without scoring a podium.
So the writers ("Staff") at RacingNews365.com apparently picked up on the story from somewhere but left out one critical detail, that Pironi's 'record' only applied to new-hires.
In any case, Hambone likely will supplant Didier this Sunday, becoming Ferrari's worst-producing new hire ever, but he'll have to wait until Qatar to become the worst ever of any stripe.
Hambone also is beavering away, ingratiating himself to the team by pointing out details they're apparently too thick to notice. Like he wants them to stop his tires losing heat when he's stuck in a queue on pit lane waiting to be released during qualies. He apparently believes he's the only one in the queue experiencing this, and the Ferrari engineers should be able to bend the laws of thermodynamics for his benefit.
That doesn’t count sprint races, which is a more recent idea. Hamilton has a points-scoring win at the Shanghai sprint.
Very interesting stuff.
Hambone on the threshold of setting an all-time Ferrari record!
When it occurs it will be suitable for a few drinks.