British GP: Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton to victory to extend Red Bull winning streak

Max Verstappen claimed his sixth consecutive F1 victory for the first time in his career; Red Bull equaled McLaren’s record of 11 consecutive wins; Lando Norris finished second for McLaren; Lewis Hamilton takes advantage of the safety car to secure third place for Mercedes

World championship leader Max Verstappen extended his and Red Bull’s remarkable winning streak with an impressive performance at the British Grand Prix.

Verstappen converted pole position into victory at Silverstone to take his sixth consecutive win and a record-equalling 11th consecutive win for Red Bull.

Lando Norris, who led the opening stage after passing Verstappen at the start, backed up McLaren’s impressive qualifying performance to finish second at his home race.

Hamilton, who moved from seventh to ninth on the grid after pitting on the opening lap, was the main beneficiary of the safety car due to a fire in Kevin Magnussen’s Haas, which saw the Mercedes driver already four places behind the others. enabled to do. Stand.

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Lando Norris leads the British GP by overtaking Max Verstappen after the opening lap

The stoppage resulted in a 14-lap race, early in which Norris made a superb display of defense to hold off Hamilton while Verstappen eased away.

The win moves the Dutchman 99 points clear at the top of the drivers’ standings and moves closer to an inevitable third consecutive title.

Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastre had the misfortune to miss out on a maiden Formula 1 podium after starting third due to an errant drive, but the Australian rookie still finished a career-best fourth .

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The Silverstone crowd experienced an epic battle as Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton followed the safety car

George Russell, who was pitted by teammate Hamilton under the safety car, was fifth, while Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez moved up from 15th to sixth on the grid.

Fernando Alonso was seventh as Aston Martin once again failed to produce the early season form that made him Red Bull’s closest challenger in the opening weeks of the season.

Alex Albon secured eighth place for Williams in a spectacular weekend, while Ferrari were once again left to make a strategic call as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz moved from fourth and fifth on the grid to ninth and 10th respectively.

british gp result
1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2) Lando Norris, McLaren
3) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
4) Oscar Piastri, McLaren
5) George Russell, Mercedes
6) Sergio Perez, Red Bull
7) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
8) Alex Albon, Williams
9) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
10) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

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