🏁 Max Verstappen absolutely smashed it at the Canadian Grand Prix, grabbing his 60th Formula 1 victory! 🏆 The rain didn't stop him from owning the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the third year in a row! 🌧️🇨🇦
The 26-year-old Dutch sensation started second alongside pole-sitter George Russell in the pouring rain. But that didn't faze him! 🌧️ He cruised past and dominated the 70-lap race on the 4.36-kilometer track on Île Notre-Dame. With a mind-blowing 50 wins in his last 75 races, Verstappen is on fire! 🔥
\"It's a lot of fun to drive these kinds of races now and then,\" Verstappen shared with a grin. \"You don't want it all the time because that's too stressful. But I had a lot of fun out there today.\" 😄
McLaren's Lando Norris finished 3.879 seconds behind Verstappen, taking second place. 🥈 But it wasn't without drama! Norris lost a 10-second lead when Logan Sargeant brought out the safety car on Lap 26. 🚗💨
\"We should have won the race today and we didn't, so frustrating,\" Norris said. \"We had the pace. We should have won today. It's as simple as that.\" 😓
Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton grabbed third and fourth spots respectively. 🥉🏅 Seven-time Montreal winner Hamilton continues to chase that podium! 💪
Shoutout to Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, who finished sixth and seventh. Stroll, the only Canadian in the race, was pumped to score points on home turf! 🇨🇦 \"It was a tough track with the conditions, so I'm really satisfied to score points,\" Stroll said. \"Lots of points, the sixth and seventh positions are really good for the team.\" 🏎️💨
With this win, Verstappen extends his season lead to 56 points over Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. 🏁🔥 \"As a team, we made the right calls today,\" Verstappen noted. \"It's great to have three wins in a row here. I hope I can add more in the future.\" 🚀
What a race! Can't wait to see what happens next in this thrilling F1 season! 🏎️🏆
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Verstappen wins 3rd straight Canadian Grand Prix for 60th F1 victory
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