He is king of the castle and he just failed to match Hamilton's record from the 2015 Italian GP of topping every practice, qualifying segment and posting that Grand Chelem by missing out on topping Q1 - to Hamilton! Not even in the Vettel or Hamilton heydays was a result as expected as this - but it is just another example of the class and level at which Verstappen is operating at the moment. Very rarely in the history of Grand Prix racing can a driver as be nailed on for a Grand Chelem as Verstappen was after securing Pole Position in Barcelona. We start our rundown of Winners and Losers from the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix with the soon-to-be triple World Champion.

Verstappen will be the 2023 World Champion, and match Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton as the only drivers to win three titles on the trot - and with Red Bull's advantage seemingly going to be locked in until the end of 2025, it would take a brave person not to declare the Dutchman as favourite for '24 and '25 before the rules reset comes in.īut at least there are finally signs that Mercedes might be getting their act together, and the prospect of Verstappen vs Lewis Hamilton in 2024 should be quite something if what has gone before tells us anything. Whereas a couple of races ago, there were questions as to whether there would be a Formula 1 title fight in 2023, that notion has now been firmly shut in crushing style by Max Verstappen.Ī 14-point lead after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has now turned into 53 in just three races after the World Champion delivered three wins on the trot and, for the first time this season, a Grand Chelem. Formula 1 Flags Explained: What Each F1 Flag Means

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