Max Verstappen's run to Canada

nothing stops Max Verstappen, and certainly not the raging elements. Saturday was the cyclone Alonso who had almost made him fold in qualifying. On Sunday, it was the Sainz surge that had to be contained in the race. In both cases, it was with calm that the world champion carried out his task, without revealing anything of his inner maelstrom. Rarely has the Dutchman been put under such pressure, and had to defend his position with such authority. At no time does the driver Red Bull closed a door, swerved to break the suction. He fought against the DRS of Carlos Sainz with his only weapon: his piloting consisting of a subtle blend of aggressiveness and precision.

For him, the hardest part was done. After a second stop on the 43rd lap to use a new set of hard tires, he was now ten seconds behind Sainz, the new leader, but came back strongly on the Spaniard who let himself slide to the finish. Only a third neutralization could still redistribute the cards. As all eyes turned to Nicholas latifi, a major supplier of Safety Cars, is tsunoda that the danger was coming for the World Champion. With 21 laps to go, the Japanese pulled straight ahead