When Max Verstappen raced at the Belgian Grand Prix last season, he was cruising to a third straight Formula One world championship. One year later, the Dutch driver heads into the same race on Sunday with what's looking like a fight on his hands.
Jul 26, 2024 at 06:47 AM ETSPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium — When Max Verstappen raced at the Belgian Grand Prix last season, he was cruising to a third straight Formula One world championship.
In 2023, Verstappen finished first at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps to claim an eighth straight victory and enter the mid-season break with a 125-point lead over teammate Sergio Pérez. Verstappen would go on to make it an F1 record 10 wins in a row as Red Bull dominated the season. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was the only non-Red Bull driver to top the podium.
“From my side I think it was quite clear that the strategy was wrong and of course I’m very driven like everyone else in the team. We want to try and be perfect,” Verstappen said Thursday, reflecting on the tough race in Budapest, which included contact with Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes that sent his Red Bull airborne.
“I knew of course that it is coming. It’s not a surprise to me,” he said about the possible penalty. “If you look at our last few races where we haven’t particularly been the fastest, I wouldn’t say that with 10 places extra we have a chance of winning.”Oscar Piastri became the seventh different winner in 13 races this season after leading a one-two by McLaren ahead of Norris at the Hungaroring.
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