Defending Method One champion Max Verstappen emphatically gained the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday for an eighth straight win and tenth total of a crushingly dominant season.
He completed 22.3 seconds forward of teammate Sergio Perez to provide Pink Bull and straightforward 1-2. It moved Verstappen ominously nearer to a 3rd straight world title and his personal F1 report of 15 wins from final 12 months.
Verstappen is 125 factors forward of Perez after simply 12 races, and his subsequent goal is matching Sebastian Vettel’s F1 report of 9 straight wins with a victory on the Dutch GP when the lopsided season resumes on Aug. 27.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc completed in third spot for a 3rd podium of the season, with Lewis Hamilton in fourth for Mercedes forward of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
George Russell was sixth for Mercedes, with Lando Norris (McLaren), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) finishing the highest 10.
Leclerc began on pole forward of Perez, with Hamilton and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. behind them. McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri was on the subsequent row alongside Verstappen — who was quickest in Friday’s qualifying however took a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Final 12 months Verstappen gained from 14th right here so it felt straightforward from sixth, and as soon as he overtook Perez on Lap 17 of 44 his forty fifth profession win was seemingly inevitable.
Pink Bull prolonged its report to 13 straight wins, together with the ultimate race of final season.
Hamilton got here in on the penultimate lap for a tire change and the transfer paid off as he took the bonus level for quickest lap from Verstappen — a really minor blip for the dominant Dutchman.