Red Bull Racing chief advisor Dr Helmut Marko believes that Max Verstappen will retain his World Drivers’ Championship with “two or three” more wins, which could realistically see the Dutchman win the championship at the first fly-away race following the European races. After claiming his ninth victory of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix,
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Max Verstappen inadvertently sabotaged Charles Leclerc’s Belgian GP when he ripped off a visor tear-off at the start. The two title rivals both started the race in Spa towards the back of the field after taking grid penalties. Verstappen made his way through the field with ease, taking just eight laps to get into the
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has noticed that Sir Lewis Hamilton’s rivalry with Max Verstappen’s was different to his own. Verstappen and Hamilton took an astonishing 18 wins between them in 2021 as the Dutchman dramatically beat his rival to the crown on the very last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. During the campaign, they
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Max Verstappen gave his thoughts on the crash between Sir Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso at the Belgian Grand Prix after winning the race. In a hectic first lap in which Verstappen gained numerous positions after starting down in P14 due to a grid penalty, Hamilton and Alonso came together. The Mercedes driver tried to
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Max Verstappen was in a league of his own at the Belgian Grand Prix, after making his way from P14 on the grid to claim his ninth victory of the 2022 Formula 1 season. The Dutchman had qualified on pole but was awarded a grid penalty after taking onboard a new power unit, exceeding his
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Lando Norris endured a miserable Belgian Grand Prix, after being stuck in a DRS train led by Williams Racing’s Alex Albon. Norris started the race from P17 following a grid penalty for a new power unit, and eventually crossed the line in P12 at Spa-Francorchamps. The Brit was clearly struggling during the race, after switching
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We have heard of red flags in Formula 1 – they are quite common these days – but rarely have red shells been mentioned in the pinnace of motorsport. This is what Charles Leclerc was a victim of at the Belgian Grand Prix when Max Verstappen threw one back at him on the opening lap
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Carlos Sainz rescued some dignity for Ferrari at the Belgian Grand Prix, but still finished the race well behind both Red Bull Racing drivers. Due to Max Verstappen’s grid penalty, Sainz was gifted pole at Spa-Francorchamps. The Spaniard made an excellent start to the race and quickly built a gap of just over a second to Sergio
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen joked after qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix that the new technical directive has had a massively detrimental effect on his team. Mercedes have been asking for changes to the regulations amid safety concerns due to the dangers attached to “porpoising” and bouncing. The phenomenon has been a feature of the
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Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen made lightwork of the entire field at the Belgian Grand Prix, after successfully winning the race despite starting from P14. The Dutchman qualified on pole; however, was dropped to P14 following a grid penalty for new engine components, exceeding his legal limit. This didn’t bother the 24-year-old, who throughout the
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