The Dutch Red Bull driver won his three-time championship after being superior to other competitors throughout the year.
Max Verstappen became the champion of Formula 1 after finishing second in the sprint race of the Qatar Grand Prix. The Dutch pilot won the title six days earlymatch the brand of Michael Schumacher in 2002. Furthermore, During the season he reached ten consecutive victoriespast nine Sebastian Vettel in 2013 and set a new record.
The first days of March Bahrain Grand Prix opened the doors to a new season of F1 and the first to enter was Max, co a solid victory that showed a glimpse of what the rest of the year was to see. However, his colleague, Sergio Czech Pérez started very solid and made us think that he will be a tough competitor for the last two-time world champion. The Mexican won races in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, while Verstappen won in Australia.
He Miami Grand Prix It was a turning point in the season.. After a very difficult qualification, the 26-year-old Dutchman had to start in eighth. That was no obstacle for him who began to climb the ranks quickly and by lap 15 he was ahead. This incredible comeback was the first of ten consecutive victories he achieved.
After the suspension of Imola For climatic reasons, the next appointment is the mythical circuit of Monaco. Anger Max won without breaking a sweat. Then won races in: Spain, Canada, Austria, Great Britain, Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands and broke the record for consecutive wins at Monza. All the races had a similar pattern, the Red Bull rider won them without any problems.
Where he had problems Singapore. Another bad qualifying day started with him in eleventh position. Although he made up a few positions, he couldn’t even make it onto the podium and finished fifth. The 2023 season had a third win and it was the Spanish Carlos Sainz.
After another solid victory in the JapaneseVerstappen stood up Qatar with a very strong view: By finishing in the top six of the sprint race or ahead of his Red Bull teammate, he will be crowned Formula 1 champion for the third time in his career.. Not only did he finish second, but the Mexican had an accident in the race and the Dutchman was consecrated before the finish.
This is how the Belgian-born driver, representing the Netherlands, entered the elite group of ten top winners in Formula 1. With three titles, he shares a place with the greats of world motorsports such as: Ayrton Senna, Niki Lauda, Nelson Piquet, Jackie Stewart and Jack Brabham.
Source: Tycsports
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