Max Verstappen Dominates F1 Spanish Grand Prix for Red Bull Team with 5th Fastest Lap of Season

The F1 Spanish Grand Prix took place last (4th) Taiwan time. Max Verstappen of the Red Bull team led the way from the pole position to the finish line, and finally surpassed Lewis Hamilton and George Russell of the Mercedes-Benz team with a gap of 24.09 seconds. Dominate the fastest lap times. Verstappen has won 5 of the current 7 races in the 2023 season, continuing to maintain an unbeaten record for the team.

“It feels great to win again!” said Max Verstappen. He pointed out after the game: “It is very important to maintain the lead in the first corner. Because of the tire change strategy, I have established a huge advantage. I used medium tires at first, and then changed to hard tires. I was maintaining speed due to lack of grip. Slide, switch to soft tires now to stay ahead and hopefully we can keep going all season!”

In this event, another Red Bull driver, Sergio Pérez, started from the 11th place and performed well in the race to catch up all the way. Unfortunately, he still failed to beat George Russell and finally finished the race in 4th place. He said, “Although our starting position is not very ideal this time, we have adopted a good strategy and tried our best to do it. In fact, it is possible to fight for third place again, but rather than risk losing the race and fight hard, I The decision is still to secure the points first. After that, I will take a good rest and concentrate on preparing for the Canadian race.”

Yuki Tsunoda of Scuderia AlphaTauri, another Red Bull team, started from the 14th place in the starting position. Finished 12th, with teammate Nyck de Vries 14th.

Christian Horner, head of the Red Bull team, said: “A total of three tires were used in this event, allowing Max Verstappen to control the pace of the race, keep the speed to deal with everything, and finally finished the race with a 24-second advantage. Not only Max, but our entire team maintained a very fast pace. We have an extraordinary car and two outstanding drivers, and the team continues to improve and become more complete.” Verstappen continued to maintain his advantage in the Spanish Grand Prix and currently has 170 points in the Drivers Championship. Sergio Pérez leads with 53 points and 117 points. The next stop will be the Canadian Grand Prix at 2 am on June 19, Taiwan time.

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