Max Verstappen has won eight of the first 10 races in 2023 (Photo: Getty)
Max Verstappen’s victory at the British Grand Prix meant that Red Bull equalled a 35-year-old Formula One record.
The reigning champions have now won 11 races in a row, a run that stretches back to the 2022 finale in Abu Dhabi, matching a feat set by McLaren during their incredible 1988 season.
Nine of those victories have gone to Verstappen with the other two coming courtesy of Sergio Perez, with the Dutchman’s lead over the Mexican in the championship now a whopping 99 points.
The two-time champion’s win at Silverstone wasn’t as straightforward as his others, having been overtaken by Lando Norris at the start, but he retook the lead of the grand prix on lap five and from there was never threatened.
‘Great job guys. 11 in a row is pretty crazy,’ the 25-year-old told his boss Christian Horner on the team radio.
‘We had a terrible start so we need to look into that why it was,’ he later added.
‘Even after that, especially Lando, well both McLarens, were super quick. It took a few laps to pass him but then I could ease out a gap.
Red Bull are still unbeaten in 2023 (Photo: Getty)
‘After the Safety Car, on the softest compound round here it was a little bit more tricky for us to keep them alive.
‘Very happy we won again and 11 wins in a row for the team is pretty incredible. But it wasn’t straight forward today.
McLaren won the opening 11 races of 1988 (Photo: Getty)
‘The [bad start] made it a bit more exciting having to push for it. Lando was very nice to me but he came back at me with the DRS. He did very well today.
‘For sure [it is great to match the record] but I think for the team it is most important that we win both championships and that is of course what we’re working on.’
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Red Bull will have the chance to break the record at the next round in Hungary, and given that they still have a 100% record in 2023, some have tipped them to go the whole season unbeaten – something that has never been done in the 73-year history of F1.
McLaren came agonisingly close to achieving this in 1988, with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost winning 15 of the 16 races that season.
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Quite the achievement for the Red Bull driver.
