Max Verstappen wins back-to-back Canadian Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen led from begin to end and cruised to victory on the Canadian Grand Prix for a second yr in a row on Sunday.
The two-time reigning world champion held off the competitors over 70 laps at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes positioned second and third to spherical out the rostrum.
Verstappen has gained 4 races in a row and 6 of eight total this season.
The 25-year-old Dutch driver now leads the Formula One drivers’ standings with 195 factors. Teammate Sergio Perez got here in sixth on Sunday and missed the rostrum for a 3rd straight race.
It’s the forty first win of Verstappen’s profession, placing him in a tie with the late Brazilian nice Ayrton Senna for fifth all-time.
Red Bull remained good with eight wins in eight races this season and elevated its already sizable lead within the constructors’ standings.
Alonso, a 41-year-old veteran, earned his sixth podium this season to proceed constructing on what’s been a resurgent season.
“He’s a real racer, he’s an animal. If you asked me one driver who I’d like to see win a race here, it’s Fernando,” mentioned Verstappen earlier within the week.
Alonso and Hamilton duelled all through the race.
Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, blasted previous two-time champion Alonso on the primary flip to maneuver as much as P2. Alonso then retook his place on Lap 22 with an overtake into the ultimate chicane.
Mercedes was searching for a second consecutive sturdy Grand Prix after Hamilton and teammate George Russell made the rostrum in Spain earlier this month.
Russell, nevertheless, needed to retire early after hitting the wall and damaging the correct aspect of his automobile 12 laps in. He carried on till Lap 55 however pulled out as a result of brake points.
Montreal’s Lance Stroll, Canada’s lone F1 driver, began in sixteenth and completed ninth, tying his greatest end result at house.
The 24-year-old Aston Martin driver has but to succeed in the rostrum this season regardless of his teammate Alonso a constant top-three finisher.
Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz started the race in tenth and eleventh after some missteps throughout Saturday’s qualifying session, however made floor to complete fourth and fifth.
Alex Albon of Williams got here seventh and Alpine’s Estaban Ocon was eighth.
The monitor stayed dry beneath a mixture of solar and clouds all through the race after showers impacted follow and qualifying classes on Friday and Saturday.
After lacking two years as a result of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, the Canadian Grand Prix will return to Montreal for a 3rd straight yr in 2024. The circuit is underneath contract with Formula One till 2031.
Next up, the collection strikes throughout the pond for the Austrian Grand Prix on July 2.
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