Perfect 10 for Verstappen with record win in Italy

03.09.2023 - 16:19 channelnewsasia.com

MONZA, Italy: Runaway Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen celebrated a record 10th win in a row by leading Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez one-two at Ferrari's home Italian Grand Prix on Sunday (Sep 3).The Dutch driver's victory on a sunny afternoon at Monza's "Temple of Speed" outside Milan was also Red Bull's 15th in succession - another Formula One record that looks set to continue.Spaniard Carlos Sainz was third for the Italian team, his first podium of the season cheered by the passionate fans, after starting on pole position and holding off Verstappen until the 15th of 51 laps.Verstappen stretched his lead in the standings over Perez to 145 points with eight rounds remaining.

Red Bull lead Mercedes in the constructors' championship by 310 points with Ferrari moving up to third."Well done mate, you are on your own, that is history," team boss Christian Horner told Verstappen over the radio after he took the chequered flag."That is remarkable, be proud.""Yeah, that's a nice stat," replied the 25-year-old, who repeated his win from last year.Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari with George Russell fifth for Mercedes and team mate and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton sixth, with both Britons collecting five second penalties.Alex Albon took seventh for Williams ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas for Alfa Romeo denying New Zealand rookie Liam Lawson (11th) his first point for AlphaTauri.Australian Oscar Piastri took the fastest lap for McLaren but finished 12th so no bonus point was awarded.Verstappen had equalled now-retired German Sebastian Vettel's 2013 record of nine wins in a row, also achieved with Red Bull, at his home Dutch Grand Prix last

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SINGAPORE: Carlos Sainz said Ferrari “didn’t put a foot wrong” as the Spanish driver drove a perfect race to win a thrilling Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and end Red Bull’s hopes of sweeping every race in 2023. But an emotional George Russell was close to tears after crashing his Mercedes on the final lap after attempting a late victory charge on fresher tires. Lando Norris was second after a brilliant defensive drive to hold off the Mercedes pair as Lewis Hamilton crossed the line in third after teammate Russell’s lapse. Championship leader Max Verstappen, who had won the last 10 races, was only fifth as Red Bull failed to take the chequered flag for the first time this season after a weekend where they were consistently off the pace. His teammate Sergio Perez crossed the line eighth. Sainz controlled the night race around the city-center street circuit brilliantly from pole position to take only his second career win, the first coming at the British Grand Prix last year. “An incredible feeling. We didn’t put a foot wrong all weekend,” said Sainz. “We nailed the race.

Sainz on pole for F1 Singapore Grand Prix with Red Bull out of the top 10

SINGAPORE: Carlos Sainz put Ferrari on pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix on a shocking Saturday (Sep 16) for dominant Red Bull, whose record run of 15 wins in a row appeared to be reaching the end of the road.

Verstappen’s winning run in F1 is in doubt after qualifying 11th in Singapore with Sainz on pole

SINGAPORE: Max Verstappen’s historic run of 10 Formula One wins in a row looks set to end after he qualified down in 11th place on Saturday for the Singapore Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz Jr. took pole for the race for Ferrari on Sunday ahead of George Russell of Mercedes and the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc as Verstappen’s Red Bull team had its worst qualifying results of the season. “It’s the best opportunity since the beginning of the season, for sure” for other teams to stop a Red Bull sweep of winning every race in 2023, Leclerc said. Verstappen, the runaway championship leader after his record-breaking 10th straight win at the Italian Grand Prix, was eliminated by .007 seconds in the second session by rookie Liam Lawson of sister team AlphaTauri. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez was 13th after a spin.