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Max Verstappen Makes Light Of Spa Penalty To Secure Eighth Straight Win | Formula 1 News

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Max Verstappen Makes Light Of Spa Penalty To Secure Eighth Straight Win | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen won the Belgian Grand Prix© AFPMax Verstappen reeled off his eighth successive win of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday with his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez in second. Verstappen also won Saturday's sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps to maintain his relentless charge to a third Formula One world title. "I knew we had a great car, it was just about surviving turn one," said Verstappen, who started in sixth on the grid despite topping qualifying after a penalty for a new gearbox. "It is a new spot P6 (to win from). We made all the right moves," added Verstappen. Perez, who led for much of the early part of the race, said: "It was a good race for the team. We had a great start, to get through Charles (Leclerc), and I was doing my own race -- but Max came ...

Ferrari Duo Carlos Sainz And Charles Leclerc Dominate Belgian Grand Prix First Practice | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Carlos Sainz topped the times ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc as Ferrari delivered a resounding one-two ahead of Red Bull's world champion and series leader Max Verstappen in Friday's opening practice at the Belgian Grand Prix. The Spaniard clocked a best lap in one minute and 46.538 seconds to outpace his Monegasque partner by nearly a tenth of a second. Verstappen, who leads the title race by 80 points, was adrift by 1.2 seconds in an intriguing session run in dry conditions until a late downpour.George Russell was fourth for Mercedes in 1:47.396 ahead of Aston Martin's Lance Stroll, Alex Albon of Williams and a revived Daniel Ricciardo who was seventh for McLaren, two days after announcing his early exit from the team later this year.Yuki Tsunoda was eighth for Alpha Tauri a...

Max Verstappen Looks For Home Comforts In Belgium | Formula 1 News

[ad_1] Max Verstappen will return to work with a spring in his step this weekend when he bids to tighten his grip on the Formula One world championship with a second triumph at the Belgian Grand Prix. In the first of two 'home' races for the 24-year-old Dutchman, as part of a testing post-holiday triple-header, Red Bull's defending champion will delight in racing at his favourite, old-style circuit in the Belgian Ardennes. "I am feeling ready to race again after a good break," he said."I've definitely got the itch again to get back into it - it will be a busy triple-header, but it will be ok to manage as we have all had a rest."After wins in France and Hungary, Verstappen could also complete a hat-trick of consecutive victories as Ferrari flounder in pursuit having seen seven pole positi...