Max Verstappen hails 11th consecutive win for Red Bull

Max Verstappen after the 11th consecutive win joins the elite club alongside Schumacher and Ascari. The numbers are tumbling like a one-armed bandit for Max Verstappen in 2023, as he praised the work of his Red Bull team after claiming his sixth straight victory, this time at the British Grand Prix.

A lacklustre getaway from pole position saw Verstappen initially lose out to the impressive McLaren of Lando Norris, who streaked into the lead of his home race from P2 on the grid, leaving the world champion to dice with the sister McLaren of Oscar Piastri on the opening tour.

Back in front on Lap 5, Verstappen wasn’t headed again, but had to resist pressure from behind at a Safety Car restart before going on to claim his second win at Silverstone – but his maiden British Grand Prix victory, that first one having come at 2020’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.

Back in front on Lap 5, Verstappen wasn’t headed again, but had to resist pressure from behind at a Safety Car restart before going on to claim his second win at Silverstone – but his maiden British Grand Prix victory, that first one having come at 2020’s 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.

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“We’ll look into that, because I think the last few starts were actually a lot better, and today wasn’t that great. But at least it made it a bit more exciting, I had to push for it. Lando didn’t really put up a fight [on Lap 5], he was very nice to me, but then he actually came back again in the DRS, so he had a lot of pace today – he did very well today.

“Once I’d passed Lando, it took me a few laps to cool down the tyres, and after that I think we had good pace,” added Verstappen. “I think the last 10, 15 laps on that stint, we were nine seconds in the lead again, which I think was very good.”

Brad Pitt joined Formula One’s drivers on the grid for the national anthem ahead of the British Grand Prix to film scenes for his upcoming movie about the sport, declaring “I’m having the time of my life. “Pitt has been at Silverstone this week for his upcoming F1 project, which is being co-produced by seven-time world champion and Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. The film, currently untitled, is being directed by Joe Kosinski, who directed “Top Gun: Maverick.”

Pitt and his co-star Damson Idris play drivers Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce. On Sunday both of them joined F1’s 20 drivers for the national anthem, which is a formality ahead of every F1 race, dressed in race overalls for the fictional team ‘APX GP.’