Max Verstappen continues his dominance as he recorded his sixth win from the opening eight races this season with the Canadian Grand Prix 2023 title on Sunday, June 18. The Dutch ace, beginning at pole, additionally guided Red Bull Racing to file its a hundredth win since its inception in 2004. Verstappen additionally stretches his lead at the high with 195 factors, 69 greater than second-placed Sergio Perez.
Veterans Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso stole the majority of the limelight at the Canadian circuit as the duo clashed with one another for the second spot. Alonso completed runner-up, 9 seconds behind Verstappen, and 5 seconds forward of the English star to take one other podium this yr.
Meanwhile, Verstappen registered his forty first win as he leveled with Ayrton Senna in the most wins file in Formula 1 historical past. He is now solely behind Lewis Hamilton (103*), Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53), and Alain Prost (51).
After the race, the Dutchman, with eight podiums in eight races this season, mentioned that this was not the greatest efficiency from his workforce however a nine-second win shows their clear dominance on Sunday.
“Today was tricky because of the cold temperatures. We couldn’t get the tyres to work, they were always too cold,” Verstappen advised reporters. “We know the energy of the automobile is the tyre deg, so the vehicles which are a bit heavier on the tyres it most likely labored a bit higher for them right this moment.
“It’s difficult to say how the others were performing because I think from our side it was not at 100 percent but to win by nine seconds shows we still have a good car. It was just management – knowing when to push and sometimes you didn’t feel the grip that was there and you can’t push at 100 percent.”
The race additionally produced the greatest consequence for struggling Ferrari this yr. Charles Leclerc completed fourth and his teammate Carlos Sainz in the fifth to clinch 22 factors for Ferrari, who now stands fourth in the 2023 Constructor Standings with 122 factors.
