'It's for Wikipedia': Wolff's dismissal of Verstappen's winning streak 'churlish,' says Hill

Damon Hill has described Toto Wolff's dismissal of Max Verstappen's record-winning streak as "churlish".

Red Bull's Verstappen became the first driver in Formula 1's 73-year history to win 10 consecutive races following his triumph at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday.

But moments after Verstappen drove into the record books, Mercedes team principal Wolff called the Dutchman's unprecedented run of victories "completely irrelevant". He added that the record was only "for Wikipedia, and nobody reads that anyway".

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Responding to Wolff's unflattering appraisal, 1996 world champion Hill said: "It sounded a bit churlish and not very gracious.

"It's unlike Toto because he's usually very sporting. But he is hurting a bit now. They know what it is like to be dominant, and they didn't even get on the podium in Monza.

"They seem to be a bit stymied and can't seem to work out what to do. But who can? It seems like everywhere we go, Red Bull has got the upper hand."

Toto Wolff gave his thoughts on Max Verstappen's new F1 record ?? pic.twitter.com/K4CiPHP9Se

A distant finish

For Mercedes at Monza's Cathedral of Speed, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton crossed the line a distant fifth and sixth, respectively.

Hamilton, who was hit with a five-second penalty for colliding with Australian rookie Oscar Piastri, finished 42 seconds behind Verstappen.

The seven-time world champion, who committed to a new two-year deal with Mercedes worth £100 million at the end of August, has now gone 37 races without a victory.

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Verstappen, now a victor at 12 of the 14 rounds so far, has not