2023-06-18 20:05:00
Max Verstappen and nothing else: The powerhouse Red Bull with “Alien” Verstappen in the cockpit continues to drive in Formula 1 on its very own planet. At the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the world champion won for the sixth time in the eighth race of the season – it was the 41st victory of his career, drawing level with the legendary Ayrton Senna.
Red Bull recorded the 100th victory since Sebastian Vettel clinched the first in 2009. A mark that only Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Williams have cracked so far. “That wasn’t bad,” Verstappen joked to his box.
If Verstappen drove his very own race from the start on Sunday’s dry Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the competition was once again only able to deliver to a limited extent. Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin and record world champion Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes finished second and third, both well behind Verstappen.
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“There’s only one Max,” Red Bull’s adviser Helmut Marko said before the race, giving Sergio Perez a dig. For Red Bull’s number two, it was only enough for sixth place, not enough to even come close to challenging Verstappen. He is now 69 points ahead of the Mexican in the World Cup.
Hulkenberg without a chance
Nico Hülkenberg, who surprised with second place in qualifying but was then penalized three places down because he disobeyed a flag signal, was unable to do better on Sunday. His Haas didn’t really want to, in the end Hülkenberg ended up 15th far outside the points.
Ferrari ended a Grand Prix that was largely frustrating for the team in a reasonably forgiving manner with fourth place for Charles Leclerc and fifth for Carlos Sainz. The fact that the mood among the Reds is anything but good was made clear by Leclerc’s unusually sharp criticism after the failed qualifying. Monegasse assured Sky that he always had solutions in mind: “But the team did the opposite of that today. There are so many wrong decisions.”
Russell crashes into the wall
Right from the start, the race offered little that was entertaining. Alonso, who moved up to second place after the grid penalty against Hulkenberg, slept through the start and had no chance of stopping Hamilton, who was passing him. With a lot of effort, Alonso managed to fend off the attack from Hamilton’s teammate George Russell, behind the first four drivers a gap quickly opened up to the chasing field.
A better result for Mercedes was prevented by the departure of George Russell, who flew too violently into the corner early on and, when he encountered the barriers, shredded the right rear wheel of his Mercedes, among other things. The Safety Car, first used 50 years ago in Canada, came out and the teams called in their drivers to have their tires changed. Russell was in the pits for a long time, but then drove out again. “The car,” he stated, “is a bit crooked.” In the 56th lap he finally got out.
The weekend in Montreal was chaotic, the weather and a power outage on Friday demanded patience and perseverance from the teams and drivers. The first practice session was stopped after 4:18 minutes and not continued because a number of surveillance cameras around the track had failed. The third practice session and qualifying on Saturday took place in the pouring rain.
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