Max Verstappen makes history in Formula 1

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix, the fifteenth stage of the Formula 1 World Championship.

The fifteenth test of the season was held on the track of the same name in Monza, 5.7 kilometers long, over 53 laps.

Verstappen, who started the race from the front row and did not relinquish the 14-lap lead, came under pressure from Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, whose brakes locked in the turn, maintained his superiority in the remaining stage and took the checkered flag. . first of all.

The Dutch driver’s partner, the Mexican Sergio Pérez, was second and Carlos Sainz, from Ferrari, third.

MAX VERSTAPPEN GOES INTO HISTORY

Verstappen, 25, won his 10th consecutive race, breaking Sebastian Vettel’s Formula 1 record. German driver Vettel achieved 9 wins in a row in 2013, when he won his fourth and final F1 title in his career.

The Red Bull team, which broke its own Formula 1 record by winning its 14th consecutive race in the same season, also extended its winning streak to 15 races.

The sixteenth race of the championship, the Singapore Grand Prix, will take place on September 17.

After the Italian Grand Prix, the top 5 places in the driver and team standings were as follows:

PILOTS

1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 364 points

2. Sergio Perez (Mexico): 219

3. Fernando Alonso (Spain): 170

4. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 164

5. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 117

EQUIPMENT

1. Red bull: 583

2.Mercedes: 273

3.Ferrari: 228

4. Aston Martin: 217

5. McLaren: 115 (AA)