Max Verstappen won the Canadian Grand Prix after starting from pole position on Sunday to extend his lead in the Formula 1 championship and get Red Bull’s 100th victory.
The 25-year-old Dutchman led every lap and brought his win tally to 41, matching Brazilian triple champion Ayrton Senna on record balances.
“It was not an easy race, the tires did not perform well and we were sliding a lot. But to win today, to win the 100th Grand Prix for the team is incredible. I myself did not expect to be in these numbers.”Verstappen said.
Fernando Alonso He finished second with Aston Martin at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the Spaniard’s sixth podium finish in eight races, and Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, was third with Mercedes.
“We were hoping to challenge the Red Bulls a bit more, but we lost a place at the start and it was a battle with the Mercedes. Lewis was pushing the whole race, I didn’t have a single lap where I could relax. In the end he had more pace, so it was a tough race. Happy to be on the podium.”Alonso said.
hamilton, for his part, he indicated: “It has been a great weekend for us, we are little by little improving. The Astons have moved away with their improvements, but we will soon bring some more. We knew that this would not be our strongest circuit, we struggle in the slow-speed corners. It’s quite an honor to be up there with two world champions.”
Red Bull has won every race so far this season and Canada was the sixth of the season for verstappen, double world champion, and the fourth consecutive.
The teammate and closest rival of Verstappen In qualifying, Sergio Pérez, finished sixth, but took an extra point for fastest lap.
The first ten places were completed by Charles Leclerc (Ferari), Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Pérez, Alexander Albon (Williams), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo).
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