Max Verstappen has lashed out at his critics as he and his Red Bull team threaten to overturn all Formula 1 season records already theirs.
Red Bull has won all 14 races so far this season. And Verstappen himself is guilty of 12 of those victories, with Sergio Perez winning the other two in the first weeks of the campaign.
His victory at the Italian Grand Prix is his tenth in a record. This is a new record in F1, surpassing the nine achieved consecutively by Sebastian Vettel in 2013, and the streak of two seasons of Alberto Ascari in the 50s, which Verstappen had already equaled last weekend. in Zandvoort.
Red Bull has more than twice as many problems as any team and has almost mathematically sealed the constructors’ title. The fate of the drivers’ championship is also evident, with Verstappen 145 problems ahead of Perez.
The unfortunate side effect of his genius is that, from the point of view of the unbiased amateur, it is quite obvious who is going to win before a given race weekend. This has led some to call the game “boring”, but Verstappen has an answer for those who think so.
“They can’t appreciate dominance or just other people doing their job,” he told Press Association ahead of the Monza race. “There’s nothing new in Formula 1, and I can’t do much with that kind of feedback.
“Am I worried? It would probably be worse if they talked about other things. I love what I do and hope I can do it for a while. I don’t need this to stop. We still have a smart opportunity this weekend. “I can win each and every race. “
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After Verstappen’s tenth consecutive victory, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff gave the impression of discarding the record Verstappen had just set. “These numbers are for Wikipedia and nobody reads them anyway,” the Austrian said.
But that comment drew a fierce reaction from 1996 champion Damon Hill, who chided Wolff for his “rude and not very kind” view of the situation. He said: “He’s different from Toto because he’s very athletic. But it’s a little sore. “
“They know what it’s like to be dominant and they didn’t even get on the podium at Monza. They seem a bit stagnant and don’t seem to know what to do. But who can? It’s like everywhere. Come on, Red Bull has taken over.
“Max has achieved something that no one else has achieved. Red Bull has won 14 races this year and that’s a record, but it can’t be attributed to the car alone. This guy is special. Throughout Max’s career, since he arrived in F1, he has done things that nobody has done before and he continues to fine-tune this season.
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