And with his first victory in his career at the Silverstone circuit, which was achieved against the British Lando Norris (McLaren) and Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time world champion (Mercedes), respectively, Verstappen continued his flight this season and took an additional step towards winning the world title for the third time in a row, after he moved away from the top of the standings from his colleague. Mexican Sergio Perez, who finished sixth after being fifteenth on the starting line.
And after his drivers Norris and Australian Oscar Piastri finished second and third, respectively, on Saturday during the qualifying tests, the McLaren team confirmed to its British fans that what happened 24 hours ago was not a coincidence, as its drivers presented a great race that Piastri finished fourth.
Verstappen finished the race, which was disrupted from lap 33 until lap 39 due to the entry of the safety car as a result of the breakdown of Haas driver Kevin Magnussen’s car, 3.798 seconds ahead of Norris and 6.783 seconds ahead of Hamilton after a race finished by Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Carlos Science in ninth place. And the tenth in a row, while the other British Mercedes driver, George Russell, came fifth, and Spain’s Fernando Alonso (Asnon Martin) seventh.
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2023-07-09 15:48:08
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