Aston Martin’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso, Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen, and Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton have fun on the rostrum after the 2023 Canada Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, on June 18, 2023.
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World champion Max Verstappen dominated the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday to ship his Red Bull staff’s 100th win in Formula One.
Fernando Alonso for Aston Martin took second with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton finishing the rostrum in Montreal.
Pole-sitter Verstappen’s sixth win from eight races this season prolonged his lead on the high of the standings and continued his relentless march to a 3rd successive world title.
“I’m very happy right now. 100th win for the team – it’s amazing,” Verstappen beamed.
“I never expected to be on these kind of numbers myself,” added the Dutch driver who took his F1 tally to 41 wins to attract stage with the late Ayrton Senna.
The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz took fourth and fifth with Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez in sixth.
Verstappen now takes a 69-point lead over the Mexican to Red Bull’s house race in Austria subsequent month.
Alonso, positioned third within the championship, mirrored on a tricky battle along with his outdated sparring associate Hamilton for second place.
“Lewis was pushing all the race, I didn’t have a single lap I could relax. At the end Lewis had more pace, it was a tough race. It was 70 laps of qualifying today,” mentioned the two-time former champion.
Hamilton mentioned Mercedes have been “slowly chipping away” at making an attempt to provide a automobile to struggle for race wins.
“The Astons moved away with their upgrades, but we are bringing some more soon.
“We knew this wouldn’t be our strongest circuit, we struggle on the low speed corners. We need to add rear downforce to the car, but I do believe we will get there at some stage.
“It’s quite an honour to be up there with two world champions,” mentioned the seven-time champion after his podium look alongside Verstappen and Alonso.
