Verstappen will equal nine-in-a-row record with Dutch GP win‘There is a high chance that he’ll win every race’
Lewis Hamilton believes it is well within Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s compass to see out the rest of the 2023 Formula One season undefeated. The British driver, speaking before F1 resumes after the summer break at the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend, nonetheless said he remains optimistic that he and his Mercedes team might yet steal a victory this year.
Verstappen goes into his home race, which he has won for the last two years, with an all but unassailable lead in the world championship. He is 125 points in front of teammate Sergio Pérez after 12 meetings. With eight wins in a row, another victory in Zandvoort would draw him level with Sebastian Vettel’s record of nine in a row which was set in 2013. Red Bull, utterly dominant, remain unbeaten this season with 10 races remaining.
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