Lewis Hamilton only won six F1 championships, Max Verstappen reveals.
In the lead-up to the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen also retaliated against Toto Wolff, the head of the Mercedes team.
Max Verstappen, a driver for Red Bull, has criticized Toto Wolff, the head of the Mercedes team, for calling the Dutchman’s 10 consecutive Grand Prix victories “for Wikipedia.”.
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Verstappen’s dominance in comparison to Mercedes, according to Wolff, was “a little bit different” for us because “we had two guys fighting against each other within the team.”.
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“I don’t know if he cares about the record; none of those numbers would matter to me.
The Italian Grand Prix was won by the Dutchman, who was on a winning streak around Monza and had now surpassed Sebastian Vettel’s previous record for consecutive victories in the sport.
It’s possible that more records will be broken in the upcoming weeks given that Red Bull has won all 14 of the season’s races to date, with Verstappen taking home 12 of those victories.
Verstappen said in response to his accomplishment that he “never thought” it would be possible for him to surpass Vettel’s mark.
Verstappen remarked, “Of course it’s something you don’t expect to happen.
“At the start of the season, I never imagined that something like this was feasible.
“Therefore, I’m just incredibly happy about the race overall and also very proud of myself.
“I’m also very proud of the entire team’s effort over the course of the past year.
“What we are doing right now—winning every race this year—is something we are definitely enjoying, as I don’t believe these kinds of seasons occur very frequently.
Winning 10 straight races is the same thing, of course.
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Verstappen couldn’t resist the opportunity to retaliate against Wolff in a brief but direct statement to the media after the race.
Verstappen erroneously asserted that Lewis Hamilton had won six titles when talking about his own records.
There are seven.
It’s documented in history books.
The reporter corrected him and said, “You can look it up.
Verstappen responded, “I mean, I’m not really sure.
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