The Dutchman and his seventh success in a row: “Excellent start, from then on I was able to control the race. The string of successes underlines the team’s work: we hope to continue in this way”. Norris, 2nd, happy: “Great progress by McLaren”
Max Verstappen polishes the cup of success in the Hungarian GP and his streak of victories, which reached seven in a row. A triumph built at the start, immediately skiing the poleman Lewis Hamilton: “We managed to make an excellent departure, we worked a lot in the detachment of the clutch, and there I built my success – Max’s words – at the first corner after the way I braked late and from that moment I knew I could set up my race: I am happy because this weekend was a bit of a suffering, behaved well in every situation and so we did a great race taking a large advantage “. For the Dutch world champion it is the ninth success of the season, the seventh in a row, with Red Bull reaching 12 triumphs in a row, equaling McLaren with 11 victories in the first 11 races of the season: “The records? For the team, 11 consecutive victories in 2023 are fantastic, the last two seasons have been very positive: we hope to continue like this to do better and better”.
norris and progress
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Behind Verstappen, a good 33″ behind came Lando Norris with the McLaren, who repeated the good second place of the last GP, at Silverstone: “Second place is a great result, even if Verstappen was truly unattainable. It was a tough race, especially when Perez got very close in the final stages – said Norris -. Verstappen is impossible to achieve at the moment, but we have to think about where we are, looking at the progress made compared to four or five races ago: the secret of these results lies only in the hard work of the whole team, obtaining successes that make me really happy”.
perez and the podium
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On the podium, third, after starting ninth, here is Sergio Perez with the second Red Bull: “It’s a pity I didn’t conquer second position, I’m happy with third place despite getting close to Norris in the final, but I lost a lot of time with the lapped – the Mexican said -. Overall, we ran a good race, doing well also in terms of strategy. These are performances that improve morale: from now on, I’ll try to get on the podium every weekend”.
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