NEW DELHI: Max Verstappen secured a commanding victory on the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his lead within the Method One championship and marking a big milestone for Pink Bull with their a centesimal triumph.
The 25-year-old Dutch driver led the race from begin to end, including to his spectacular profession file of 41 wins and becoming a member of the esteemed firm of Brazil’s legendary triple champion, Ayrton Senna.
Fernando Alonso claimed second place for Aston Martin, reaching his sixth podium end in eight races at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. In the meantime, Britain’s seven-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton, secured third place for Mercedes.
The Ferraris adopted carefully behind, with Charles Leclerc ending in fourth place and Carlos Sainz in fifth.
Pink Bull has been dominant this season, profitable each race to this point. Verstappen’s victory in Canada marked his sixth triumph of the marketing campaign and his fourth consecutive win.
Regardless of the group’s spectacular efficiency, Pink Bull’s group principal, Christian Horner, issued a daring assertion after the race, ominously warning that they’ve the potential to emerge victorious in each grand prix this season.
“Immediately, to win the a centesimal grand prix for the group that is fairly unimaginable,” stated Verstappen, who has now led greater than 200 consecutive laps.
“I by no means anticipated to be in these sorts of numbers myself as effectively, we hold having fun with, we hold working laborious however immediately has been an excellent day.”
Whereas Pink Bull toasted a landmark victory it was not an ideal day for the group as Sergio Perez’s worrying run of below-par performances continued with the Mexican failing to get on the rostrum for the third consecutive race.
After a poor qualifying effort that noticed him begin twelfth, Perez moved as much as end sixth and take the bonus level for the quickest lap.
Regardless of his latest struggles Perez stays second within the drivers standings, however a whopping 69 factors behind Verstappen who leads with 195.
There was additionally some disappointment within the Aston Martin storage with the group unable to ship the double podium consequence proprietor Lawrence Stroll had requested for at his residence race.
Whereas Alonso reached the rostrum, the Canadian billionaire’s son Lance Stroll completed ninth.
“We had been hoping to problem extra the Pink Bulls,” stated Alonso. “It was a battle with the Mercedes, we had been pushing all of the race so I did not have one lap the place I may chill out somewhat bit, an incredible battle.
“It was robust, a really demanding race, virtually 70 laps of qualifying.”
Hamilton’s third place offered extra proof that Mercedes are not off course because the group appears to be like to shut the hole on the rampaging Pink Bulls.
It’s the second consecutive Grand Prix Hamilton has appeared on the rostrum whereas group mate George Russell had seemed a risk till spinning into the wall early within the race, damaging his automotive. He didn’t end the race.
For the second straight yr Verstappen gained from pole on the island circuit. He bolted away from pack at the beginning and was by no means underneath risk however was additionally unable to tug away, ending 9.5 seconds away from Alonso.
Driver of the day honours went to Alex Albon, who completed seventh after an excellent show of defensive driving on effectively worn tyres to provide Williams a uncommon factors end.