Max Verstappen Dominates British GP with 6th Consecutive Victory

Who else? Max Verstappen has won the British GP, his 6th victory in a row. The battle for the other podium places was finger licking good, Lando Norris finished 2nd and Lewis Hamilton 3rd.

Max Verstappen quickly puts things in order after a bad start

A sixth win in a row for Max Verstappen, but this time it wasn’t that easy. The Dutchman did not get off well at the start and immediately had to tolerate Lando Norris in front of him. Norris held the lead for 5 laps and took over Verstappen.

Even after that it was not cruising for Verstappen. Due to a safety car, the differences were limited, but the victory was no longer in danger. It is Red Bull’s 11th consecutive win, equaling McLaren’s record set in 1988.

Sergio Perez could make good use of Red Bull’s speed for his catch-up race. The Mexican raced from 15th on the grid to sixth in the result.

McLaren’s “Rocket” takes Lando Norris to podium

If the battle for victory wasn’t so intense, it was a bit different for places 2 and 3. McLaren seemed to have it under control thanks to the new updates on the cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

But the late safety car threw a spanner in the works. Unlike the other teams, McLaren opted for hard tires and that seemed like a tactical blunder. But in an intense battle with Lewis Hamilton, Norris held up fantastically. “This McLaren is as fast as a rocket,” Hamilton commented.

Smiling faces at McLaren after the 2nd place for Norris and the 4th for Oscar Piastri, then the faces at Ferrari were in a storm. Ferrari called in its drivers much earlier for new tyres, was unable to take advantage of the safety car and saw Leclerc finish 9th and Sainz 10th, behind Alex Albon in the Williams.

British GP standings

racing drivers

racing drivers

Pos.RiderManufacturerTimePoints

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1u25’16″938

26

2

Lando Norris

McLaren

+ 3″798

18

3

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

+ 6″783

15

4

Oscar Piastri

McLaren

+ 7″776

12

5

George Russell

Mercedes

+ 11″206

10

6

Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing

+ 12″882

8

7

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

+ 17″193

6

8

Alexander Albon

Williams Racing

+ 17″878

4

9

Charles Leclerc

Scuderia Ferrari

+ 18″689

2

10

Carlos Sainz

Scuderia Ferrari

+ 19″448

1

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Pos.RiderManufacturerTimePoints

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1u25’16″938

26

2

Lando Norris

McLaren

+ 3″798

18

3

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

+ 6″783

15

4

Oscar Piastri

McLaren

+ 7″776

12

5

George Russell

Mercedes

+ 11″206

10

6

Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing

+ 12″882

8

7

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

+ 17″193

6

8

Alexander Albon

Williams Racing

+ 17″878

4

9

Charles Leclerc

Scuderia Ferrari

+ 18″689

2

10

Carlos Sainz

Scuderia Ferrari

+ 19″448

1

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world cup standings

position drivers

booth builders

Pos.RiderManufacturerPoints

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

255

2

Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing

156

3

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

137

4

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

121

5

Carlos Sainz

Scuderia Ferrari

83

6

George Russell

Mercedes

82

7

Charles Leclerc

Scuderia Ferrari

74

8

Lance Stroll

Aston Martin

44

9

Lando Norris

McLaren

42

10

Esteban Ocon

Alpine

31

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Pos.ConstructorPoints

1

Red Bull Racing

411

2

Mercedes

203

3

Aston Martin

181

4

Scuderia Ferrari

157

5

McLaren

59

6

Alpine

47

7

Williams Racing

11

8

Haas F1 Team

11

9

Alfa Romeo

9

10

AlphaTauri

2

2023-07-09 17:39:03
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