Verstappen seals file tenth win in a row at Italian GP

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Max Verstappen took a file tenth Formula One win in a row on Sunday in a Red Bull one-two with Sergio Perez at Ferrari’s dwelling Italian Grand Prix.

The championship chief’s victory on a sunny afternoon at Monza’s Temple of Speed outdoors Milan was additionally Red Bull’s fifteenth in succession – one other Formula One file.

Spaniard Carlos Sainz was third for Ferrari, his first podium look of the season, after beginning on pole place and main till the fifteenth of 51 laps.

Charles Leclerc was fourth for Ferrari with George Russell fifth for Mercedes and workforce mate and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton sixth.

Alex Albon took seventh for Williams forward of McLaren’s Lando Norris, Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas for Alfa Romeo.

Verstappen had equalled now-retired German Sebastian Vettel’s 2013 file of 9 wins in a row, additionally achieved with Red Bull, at his dwelling Dutch Grand Prix final weekend and is ready so as to add additional to the tally.

He now has 12 wins from the 14 races this yr, with Red Bull’s astonishing run of success courting from Abu Dhabi on the finish of final season, and a profession tally of 47.

Verstappen stretched his lead within the standings over Perez to 145 factors with eight rounds remaining.

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