Max Verstappen beats Sergio Perez, extends win streak to eight - ESPN

30.07.2023 - 18:07 espn.com

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — Max Verstappen's march towards a third world championship continued at the Belgian Grand Prix with his 10th win of the season, his eighth in a row and a 22.3-second victory margin over teammate Sergio Perez.

Verstappen, who started sixth on the grid Sunday because of a gearbox penalty, was up to third by Lap 6 at Spa-Francorchamps, in second place by Lap 9 and took the lead on lap 17 of 44.

He is now one short of Sebastian Vettel's consecutive victory record from 2013 and could draw level with a win at his home race at the Dutch Grand Prix in four weeks.

The only moment in which the win looked in doubt came on Lap 21 when a brief rain shower resulted in Verstappen losing the rear of his Red Bull car in the daunting Eau Rouge corner.

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