Who else? Max Verstappen has won the British GP, his 6th victory in a row. The battle for the other podium places was finger licking good, Lando Norris finished 2nd and Lewis Hamilton 3rd.
Max Verstappen quickly puts things in order after a bad start
A sixth win in a row for Max Verstappen, but this time it wasn’t that easy. The Dutchman did not get off well at the start and immediately had to tolerate Lando Norris in front of him. Norris held the lead for 5 laps and took over Verstappen.
Even after that it was not cruising for Verstappen. Due to a safety car, the differences were limited, but the victory was no longer in danger. It is Red Bull’s 11th consecutive win, equaling McLaren’s record set in 1988.
Sergio Perez could make good use of Red Bull’s speed for his catch-up race. The Mexican raced from 15th on the grid to sixth in the result.
McLaren’s “Rocket” takes Lando Norris to podium
If the battle for victory wasn’t so intense, it was a bit different for places 2 and 3. McLaren seemed to have it under control thanks to the new updates on the cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
But the late safety car threw a spanner in the works. Unlike the other teams, McLaren opted for hard tires and that seemed like a tactical blunder. But in an intense battle with Lewis Hamilton, Norris held up fantastically. “This McLaren is as fast as a rocket,” Hamilton commented.
Smiling faces at McLaren after the 2nd place for Norris and the 4th for Oscar Piastri, then the faces at Ferrari were in a storm. Ferrari called in its drivers much earlier for new tyres, was unable to take advantage of the safety car and saw Leclerc finish 9th and Sainz 10th, behind Alex Albon in the Williams.
British GP standings
racing drivers
racing drivers
Pos.RiderManufacturerTimePoints
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
1u25’16″938
26
2
Lando Norris
McLaren
+ 3″798
18
3
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
+ 6″783
15
4
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
+ 7″776
12
5
George Russell
Mercedes
+ 11″206
10
6
Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing
+ 12″882
8
7
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
+ 17″193
6
8
Alexander Albon
Williams Racing
+ 17″878
4
9
Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari
+ 18″689
2
10
Carlos Sainz
Scuderia Ferrari
+ 19″448
1
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Pos.RiderManufacturerTimePoints
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
1u25’16″938
26
2
Lando Norris
McLaren
+ 3″798
18
3
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
+ 6″783
15
4
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
+ 7″776
12
5
George Russell
Mercedes
+ 11″206
10
6
Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing
+ 12″882
8
7
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
+ 17″193
6
8
Alexander Albon
Williams Racing
+ 17″878
4
9
Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari
+ 18″689
2
10
Carlos Sainz
Scuderia Ferrari
+ 19″448
1
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world cup standings
position drivers
booth builders
Pos.RiderManufacturerPoints
1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
255
2
Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing
156
3
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
137
4
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
121
5
Carlos Sainz
Scuderia Ferrari
83
6
George Russell
Mercedes
82
7
Charles Leclerc
Scuderia Ferrari
74
8
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
44
9
Lando Norris
McLaren
42
10
Esteban Ocon
Alpine
31
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Pos.ConstructorPoints
1
Red Bull Racing
411
2
Mercedes
203
3
Aston Martin
181
4
Scuderia Ferrari
157
5
McLaren
59
6
Alpine
47
7
Williams Racing
11
8
Haas F1 Team
11
9
Alfa Romeo
9
10
AlphaTauri
2
2023-07-09 17:39:03
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