The Red Bull driver became the first in Formula One’s 73-year history to win 10 consecutive races.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff called Max Verstappen’s drive into the Formula One record books at Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix “completely irrelevant”.
Sergio Perez finished runner-up as Red Bull – who remain unbeaten this season – claimed a one-two finish, with pole-sitter Sainz third ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc. George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and sixth for Mercedes. “For me, these kinds of records are completely irrelevant,” he said. “They were irrelevant in our good days in Mercedes.
Wolff’s lacklustre appraisal came after Hamilton devalued the strength of Verstappen’s team-mates in an interview on Italian television on Thursday. Verstappen responded in the Dutch media by suggesting Hamilton was “jealous” of his current success.“I had strong team-mates,” he replied. “Valtteri was quick a lot of times. I don’t care about statistics in general. Good for him.”
“I don’t think there is anybody in the world at the moment that can beat Max Verstappen in this car, that’s for sure.
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