Max Verstappen’s Winning Streak Comes to an End at Singapore Grand Prix

Max Verstappen ended his incredible record of ten consecutive victories in Formula 1. At the Singapore Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver not only let go of the first place he was used to, but also failed to get on the podium in Marina Bay afterwards. to finish in fifth place.

After the race, the Dutchman showed little concern about this situation and made it clear that at some point it was going to happen, since the strategy his team used with the hard tires did not bear the expected results and a safety car ended up stopping them. affect.

“I knew this day would come, so for me it’s absolutely fine. Everything has to turn out perfect. Everyone always says, ‘Oh, look how dominant they are and look how easy it is, but it’s never easy, and there are a lot of details that we have to get right and this weekend we clearly didn’t get some things right and then you’re in the middle. from behind,” Verstappen said.

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On the other hand, Christian Horner, head of Red Bull, confessed that they did not expect not to get on the podium last Sunday, but he was proud to have Max Verstappen and Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez in the team that dominates the drivers’ and constructors’ championship. .

“We never expected it (to lose the victory). I mean, there are still eight races left! They’ve been asking me this practically since Jeddah, and to have won 15 races is beyond our imagination. That Max has won 10 in a row is crazy. The last time a driver did that was Sebastian (Vettel) in one of our cars. Again, (we are) incredibly proud to have the first and second winningest drivers in F1,” stated the boss of the energy drinks team.

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2023-09-18 16:57:41
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