Sizzling final phase
Max Verstappen had to fight a little harder for it than he expected, but after a battle with Lewis Hamilton, he managed to win again. His thirteenth of the season. Red Bull has thus become Constructors’ Champion, for the first time since 2013.
With his thirteenth win in one year, Max Verstappen equaled the Formula 1 record for most victories in one season. He has joined Germany’s Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel, who also managed to win 13 Grand Prix in a single season. They did, incidentally, in seasons with fewer races. The win also meant that Red Bull took the constructors’ world title three races before the end. Verstappen provided the Austrian team with the necessary points for this prestigious title, which has gone to rival Mercedes for the past eight years. Verstappen’s victory was also a tribute to Dietrich Mateschitz, the owner of the energy drink manufacturer that founded Red Bull’s Formula 1 team, who passed away on Saturday.
Verstappen had to fight a little harder than he had hoped, because a bad pit stop caused him to drop several places. After a great battle with Charles Leclerc and then Lewis Hamilton, Verstappen came out on top again. Hamilton was second, followed by Leclerc. Sergio Pérez, Verstappen’s teammate, finished in P4, George Russel (Mercedes) in P5.
The next Grand Prix is ​​already next week, in Mexico. This is followed by the GPs of Brazil and Abu Dhabi.
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