Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen proved unstoppable on Sunday at the 2023 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.
The reigning champion was in a race of his own at a changed Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, leading from the lead and taking care of to establish the fastest lap of the day.
Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were the shock entertainers, as the Mercedes duo revealed a resurgence in speed that has been lacking because the 2021 period. They were still well off Verstappen’s speed, however. Hamilton finished 24 seconds after Verstappen to declare 2nd location and Russell finished a further 8 seconds back to claim 3rd area.
Verstappen was joined by regional hero Carlos Sainz of Ferrari at the front of the grid. Verstappen got the much better start, after which Sainz entered into assault mode. Nonetheless, despite his best efforts to surpass Verstappen outside of the first corner, Sainz could not master his Red Bull opponent and went back to chasing.
A few laps right into the race, Verstappen was currently carving out a gap with the remainder of the area as well as by lap 11 he was 5.2 seconds clear of Sainz, who soon shed second area to Hamilton. He after that lost one more area to Russell and also an additional to Perez, inevitably ending up the race at 5th area, simply behind Perez.
Aston Martin wasn’t able to duplicate its very early solid efficiency yet stayed constant, with celebrity driver Fernando Alonso finishing 7th, one place behind colleague Lance Stroll.
Adhering to the weekend break’s activity, Verstappen has actually developed a clear lead in the 2023 Drivers’ Championship with 170 factors. Perez is 2nd with 117 points and Alonso 3rd with 99 points. In the Constructors’ Championship, Red Bull Racing is also free from the pack with its tally of 287 factors, versus Mercedes in 2nd with 152 points and Aston Martin in third with 134 points. F1 returns in two weeks with round 9, the Canadian Grand Prix, at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
1 Spanish Grand Prix Below are the complete arise from the 2023 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
: 1 )Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
2) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +24.090 secs
3) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +32.389 secs
4) Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing +35.812 secs
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +45.698 seconds
6) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +63.320 secs
7) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +64.127 seconds
8) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +69.242 seconds
9) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +71.878 secs
10) Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri +73.530 seconds
11) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +74.419 secs
12) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +75.416 seconds
13) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +1 lap
14) Nyck De Vries, AlphaTauri +1 lap
15) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +1 lap
16) Alexander Albon, Williams +1 lap
17) Lando Norris, McLaren +1 lap
18) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap
19) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
20) Logan Sargeant, Williams +1 lap
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