Max Verstappen dominated the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday, as reigning champion Lewis Hamilton rolled in a distant second in his Mercedes, ...
Max Verstappen dominated the Styrian Grand Prix on Sunday, as reigning champion Lewis Hamilton rolled in a distant second in his Mercedes, complaining that the Red Bulls are “faster, they’re just faster.”
The Dutchman started from pole in his Red Bull, led throughout and finished more than 35 seconds head of Briton Hamilton.
Even though Finn Valtteri Bottas, who started from the pit lane, was third, edging out the second Red Bull of Mexican Sergio Perez, it was a day that suggested momentum has shifted from Mercedes
“That is the most dominant win we’ve had so far this season against Mercedes,” said Red Bull team principal Christian Horner after his team’s fourth straight victory.
Verstappen, who has claimed three of those victories, agreed.
“Looking at the gap in the end, yes,” he said. “But above all, the overall balance of the car was the best so far.”
Mercedes have won the constructors’ title the last seven seasons. In that span Hamilton has won six driver titles, interrupted only by then team-mate Nic Rosberg in 2016.
A fourth straight race without a victory represents a significant drought.
“It’s been the first race in eight years where we were lacking pace,” said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.
On Sunday, Verstappen dominated and increased his lead...
