Red Bull’s Max Verstappen continued his dominant showing in the 2023 Formula One season with a win at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday. Verstappen now has 10 consecutive wins, which is a new F1 record.
Verstappen beat the record previously held by Sebastian Vettel, who had nine straight wins in 2013 while racing for Red Bull as well. He will have a chance to improve it in two weeks at Singapore GP.
Verstappen started the race from the second position but only needed 14 laps to surpass Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. After emerging on top, the Dutch driver had no trouble remaining there for the remainder of the race.
Sainz ended up losing the second position to second Red Bull driver Sergio Perez before the finishing line, while his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc finished fourth.
Verstappen has now extended his lead at the top of the F1 driver standings with 364 points. Perez is second with 219 points, followed by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso (170) and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (164).
Red Bull is even more dominant in the Team Standings. They have 583 points, more than double compared to second place Mercedes with 273. Red Bull has won all 14 races this season, with 12 going to Verstappen and two to Perez.
