Dutchman Max Verstappen won the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday and made Formula 1 history. This was the Red Bull driver’s tenth consecutive victory, surpassing the record of nine set by Sebastián Vettel.
Max Verstapp-ten! #GPItalian #F1 pic.twitter.com/zg2jNhbweQ
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The current two-time world champion finished the 51 laps around the Monza circuit with an advantage of 6.802 seconds over the Mexican Sérgio Pérez (Red Bull), second, and 11.082 over the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), third.
With this victory, the 15th consecutive for Red Bull -also a new record-, Max Verstappen reinforces the championship lead, adding 364 points, 145 more than Pérez.
TEN OUT OF TEN! @Max33Verstappen makes history at Monza by winning an incredible TENTH race in a row, a new F1 record!#GPItalian #F1 @redbullracing pic.twitter.com/e6ktbYYMAb
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Source: TSF