F1 champ Verstappen wins Hungarian GP to extend overall lead, give Red Bull record 12th straight win

Budapest, July 23 (BNA): Formula 1 reigning champion Max Verstappen needed just seconds to seal his power at Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix and win his seventh consecutive race in a crushingly dominant season.

Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton started from pole ahead of Verstappen, who pushed him hard into the first corner and never looked back.

Red Bull’s 12th consecutive win, including the final race of 2022, broke McLaren’s record for consecutive team victories set in 1988, according to the Associated Press.

Verstappen is sailing towards a third consecutive F1 title. His ninth victory overall was completed with another bonus point for fastest lap, meaning the 25-year-old Dutchman is already ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez by 110 points after just 11 races.

McLaren’s Lando Norris finished second for the second race in a row while Perez finished third for a much-needed second podium finish in six races.

Verstappen’s career win total now stands at 44, the same number as Hamilton’s car.

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