Relive how Verstappen won Canadian GP to equal Senna total (2024)

1. Posted at 20:33 18 Jun 202320:33 18 Jun 2023

   Verstappen wins to equal Senna victories total

   

   Andrew Benson

   BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in Montreal

   

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   Red Bull's Max Verstappen equalled Ayrton Senna's career total of 41 victories with a dominant win at the Canadian Grand Prix.

   The Dutchman's sixth triumph in eight races this season gave him a 69-point lead in the championship and was the 100th victory for his Red Bull team.

   Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso passed Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes on track to win a battle for third place.

   Ferrari's Charles Leclerc recovered from qualifying 11th to take fourth.

   Read the full report here

2. Posted at 20:31 18 Jun 202320:31 18 Jun 2023

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   Goodbye

   

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   Max Verstappen and Ayrton Senna. Two drivers who have achieved 41 race victories in Formula 1.

   How many more can the Red Bull man claim during the 2023 season? Verstappen looks unstoppable as Canada marked his sixth win of the campaign and the third consecutive grand prix he has secured pole position followed by a Sunday chequered flag.

   Thank you, Montreal. It's been a pleasure. See you next year.

   Where are we going next? Why, it's the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The Orange Army will be out in force to cheer on their championship-leading idol.

   Thanks for all your comments and thumbs, folks. Come back and join us on Friday, 30 June at 12:00 BST for first practice and qualifying. That's right, the Austrian Grand Prix is a sprint weekend!

   Enjoy the rest of your Father's Day, or just your Sunday in general, and see you soon.

   

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3. Posted at 20:28 18 Jun 202320:28 18 Jun 2023

   World-class podium

   

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   Andrian Newey was invited to take to the podium to represent Red Bull on their special day.

   Which has promoted the Formula 1 Twitter account to ask: Is this the most decorated F1 podium of all time?!

   Seven titles for Lewis Hamilton

   Two titles for Fernando Alonso

   Two titles for Max Verstappen

   23 titles (11 driver, 12 constructor) for Adrian Newey

4. Posted at 20:25 18 Jun 202320:25 18 Jun 2023

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   Jeremiah Kariuki: A smiling podium! A happy one for the great champions there including the champion designer, Newey. 11 championships within the podium.

5. Posted at 20:22 18 Jun 202320:22 18 Jun 2023

   Constructors' championship

   Red Bull's 100th Formula victory extends their lead in the race for the constructors' title to 154 points over Mercedes.

   The Silver Arrows stay in second place after taking the spot away from Aston Martin after the Spanish Grand Prix result.

   Alex Albon's stellar performance today sees Williams move off the bottom of the standings and push Alpha Tauri down.

   1. Red Bull - 321

   2. Mercedes - 167

   3. Aston Martin - 154

   4. Ferrari - 122

   5. Alpine - 44

   6. McLaren - 17

   7. Alfa Romeo - 9

   8. Haas - 8

   9. Williams - 7

   10. Alpha Tauri - 2

6. Posted at 20:19 18 Jun 202320:19 18 Jun 2023

   'To get a century of victories for the whole team is an incredible achievement'- Horner

   Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, speaking to Sky Sports, about the team's 100th victory: "To get a century of victories for the whole team is an incredible achievement and not just here but for the men and women in the team who have put in all the long hours, 100 races is a lot but 100 wins is 27% of all the races we've entered, we've won, it's an incredible, incredible statistic."

7. Posted at 20:16 18 Jun 202320:16 18 Jun 2023

   Top 10 drivers

   Max Verstappen's advantage at the top of the drivers' championship is now 69 points to Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez.

   The Mexican needs to have a look over his shoulder, as Fernando Alonso in third has closed the gap to Perez to nine points.

   1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 195

   2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) - 126

   3. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 117

   4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 102

   5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) - 68

   6. George Russell (Mercedes) - 65

   7. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 54

   8. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 37

   9. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) - 29

   10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 15

8. Posted at 20:12 18 Jun 202320:12 18 Jun 2023

   'We are going in the right direction'- Hamilton

   Lewis Hamilton secured P3 in Canada and said post-race: “It’shonestly been a great weekend for us, we’ve been slowly chipping away, I thinkthe Astons took a little bit of a step ahead when they added the upgrades butwe are working on bringing some more moving forwards but just to have this consistencyand be up on the podium up here in Montreal which is such an incredible city,we’ve got such a great, great crowd here every single year without fail so bigbig thank you to everyone here.

   On the team’s recent upgrades and the progress made, he added: “Firstlyquite an honour to be up there with two world champions, I was really excitedto be third and be in that mix. But unfortunately we didn’t have the pace todayI think where we struggled is we knew going into this weekend this wouldn’t beour strongest circuit, as we struggle in the lower speed corners particularly andthat’s really where I was losing to Fernando and to Max just on traction out ofpretty much every corner.

   "We've got a lot of work to do, adding rear downforceto the car and a little bit more efficiency but we are chipping away and like Isaid I do think we will get there at some stage. We are going in the right direction."

   

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9. Posted at 20:09 18 Jun 202320:09 18 Jun 2023

   'It was an amazing battle' - Alonso

   Fernando Alonso, who finished second at the Canadian GrandPrix, on whether that was the race he expected: "Probably yes I think we were hoping tochallenge the Red Bulls. We lost a place at the start with Lewis. It was a battle withthe Mercedes and Lewis was pushing all race, I didn’t have a lap were I could relax a little bit. It was an amazing battle.

   On his battle with Lewis Hamilton: "At the beginning I had a bit more pace but atthe end I think Lewis had a bit more pace. It was a bit tough. It was a verydemanding race, all 70 laps.

   On any issues with his car: "I don’t know, the team didn’t tell me. Maybeit was so I don’t worry too much. I don't know, I felt the car was ok, I just followedinstruction. Maybe we have a bit more pace so for the next one, we can put morepressure on Max."

   

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10. Posted at 20:05 18 Jun 202320:05 18 Jun 2023

    '100th GP win for Red Bull incredible'- Verstappen

    Max Verstappen equals Ayrton Senna’s record of 41 race wins and said post-race in Montreal: “Of course very happy right now it was not a very straight forwardrace because the tyres were not getting into their window, it was very coldtoday compared to Friday and we were sliding around quite a bit but we made itwork and to win again today and to win the 100th Grand Prix for theteam that’s incredible.”

    On earning Red Bull’s 100th victory for the team,he added: “It’s amazing, I mean I never expected to be on these numbers myself soyou know we keep enjoying working hard, and today has been a great day as well.

    And on if he thought this would be the expected outcome of the race, he said: “Firstly,I expected more or less of what we had today but it was like I said reallydifficult to keep the grip and temperature into the tyres because the temperaturewas disappearing very quickly which was maybe why the gap wasn’t that big but overallwe won and that’s the most important.

    “They (the fans) are so passionate the sport especially withthe rain hanging in there was so great to see and we love coming here andhopefully we can keep doing this for a ling time.”

    

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11. Posted at 20:02 18 Jun 202320:02 18 Jun 2023

    Post update

    Let's dry ourselves off and see what Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton had to say...

12. Posted at 19:59 18 Jun 202319:59 18 Jun 2023

    Post update

    "The champagne!"

    The podium is full to the brim with world champions as the top three soak each other with some expensive plonk.

    Red Bull have now reached 100 race victories in Formula 1.

13. Posted at 19:53 18 Jun 202319:53 18 Jun 2023

    Post update

    The cooldown room chat has got going between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The two drivers are talking about the bumpiness of the Canadian circuit.

    "We suck in the low-speed corners," is, I think, what Hamilton tells Verstappen. Big apologies to the seven-time champ if he didn't!

    George Russell's crash flashes up on the screen. "Ooof!" the three say in unison.

    Time for the podium celebrations. Back-to-back pole positions and race wins for Max Verstappen in Montreal.

14. Posted at 19:51 18 Jun 202319:51 18 Jun 2023

    And the rest

    11. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

    12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

    13. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    14. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)

    15. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

    16. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)

    17. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

    18. Nyck de Vries (Alpha Tauri)

    DNF. George Russell (Mercedes)

    DNF. Logan Sargeant (Williams)

15. Posted at 19:49 18 Jun 202319:49 18 Jun 2023

    Top 10

    1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    2. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

    4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

    6. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

    7. Alex Albon (Williams)

    8. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

    9. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    10. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)

16. Posted at 19:46 18 Jun 202319:46 18 Jun 2023

    Post update

    

    Oliver Askew

    Former Formula E driver

    With the Mercedes George Russell falling out this race, it's a massive blow to Mercedes' fight with Aston Martin in the constructors championship with Stroll having a horrid home weekend.

17. Posted at 19:44 18 Jun 202319:44 18 Jun 2023

    Post update

    Fernando Alonso brings the Aston Martin home in second, Lewis Hamilton is third and the two Ferraris are fourth and fifth. Charles Leclerc finishes higher than his team-mate Carlos Sainz. Not a bad end to the weekend for the Monegasque driver after he was booted out in Q2.

    Celebrations for Williams as Alex Albon keeps his car in the top 10 and lands a P7 spot after starting the race in ninth.

18. Posted at 19:41 18 Jun 202319:41 18 Jun 2023

    Post update

    With Lando Norris five-second time penalty, the McLaren driver has to settle for 13th place in Montreal.

19. Posted at 19:39 18 Jun 202319:39 18 Jun 2023

    Post update

    Lap 70/70

    A drag race between Lando Norris and Esteban Ocon! The Alpine and McLaren are hurtling towards the line, scrapping for position but the Frenchman comes out on top as Norris runs wide. Ocon finishes eighth.

20. Posted at 19:38 18 Jun 202319:38 18 Jun 2023

    Chequered flag

    Lap 70/70

    Max Verstappen wins the Canadian Grand Prix!

    The Red Bull driver has equalled three-time world champion Ayrton Senna's record of 41 career victories.

    

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