Title fight is turning into a Red Bull rout as Verstappen resists Sainz for another win
Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen (No 1 as 2021 World Champion, otherwise No 33) is a Belgium born F1 driver, racing under a... There's more... took another useful step towards winning a second world championship by resisting lap after lap of pressure from Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz (No 55) is a Spanish born F1 driver contracted to Scuderia Ferrari. For more on Carlos, visit our... There's more... Jnr to win the Canadian Grand Prix
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On a day when his two closest championship rivals started outside the top 10, Verstappen did everything he needed to maximise his advantage.Before the race, anticipation was high as to what irrepressible veteran Fernando Alonso
Fernando Alonso (No 14) is a Spanish born F1 driver contracted to Alpine See more on Fernando on our profile... There's more... might do from his first front row start in a decade. Championship leader and pole-winner Verstappen would surely not risk going wheel-to-wheel with the Alpine
Alpine F1 Team, competing as BWT Alpine F1 Team, is a Formula One constructor which made its debut at the... There's more... driver
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But within moments of the start, that prospect fizzled out. Alonso’s reactions were fractionally slower down the pole winner’s and Verstappen never looked in danger of losing his lead. Carlos Sainz Jnr, from third place, tried to go the long way around Alonso at turn two but had to file in behind the Alpine.
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