One other victory for Max Verstappen, and one other Formulation 1 milestone for the three-time Drivers’ Champion.
Verstappen took the checkered flag at Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, holding off a tough cost down the stretch from Lewis Hamilton. Along with the competitors, Verstappen needed to handle a braking problem on his RB19 that was inflicting him issues in the course of the bulk of the race.
Verstappen famous after the race when he was interviewed trackside by Jenson Button that he was “struggling” with the brakes, which “made my race a bit harder on the market in the present day.” He additionally needed to combat a bit by means of the sector, as he began in P6.
However with the victory Verstappen not solely added to his championship whole for 2023, however he joined an especially unique membership: The 50-win Membership. Verstappen joins Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and Alain Prost as the one members of that group.
“It’s in fact unimaginable … very happy with course, and we’ll simply preserve making an attempt to push for extra,” mentioned Verstappen to Button following the race.
At present, Hamilton stays the chief with profession victories, with 103. Schumacher notched 91 wins over his profession, with Vettel third on the record with 53. Prost is only one victory forward of Verstappen, with 51 profession victories.
With 4 extra races left on the schedule, there’s a likelihood Verstappen will get himself into third on the all-time record by the top of the season.
And with the best way his season has gone, would you wager towards him?
