Damon Hill hails “phenomenal” Max Verstappen after Qatar F1 win: “That says it all”
Damon Hill heaps the praise on Max Verstappen.
1996 F1 world champion Damon Hill has described 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen as “phenomenal” following his vi൲ctory at the Qatar 🍨Grand Prix.
Verstappen clinched his ninth victory of the 2𒊎024 F1 season in Qatar o💮n Sunday.
The Dutchman bounced back from a one-place grid penalty to take𓆉 the lead of the r𝔍ace into the first corner at the Lusail International Circuit.
Despite some pressure from 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris behind, particularly after ꦿthe Safety Car restart, Verstappen took the victory - his first dry weather win since the Spanish Grand Prix back in June.
Even thoug♋h Red Bull claimed their second win in three races, they are officially out of contention in terms of the constructors’ championship.
With Sergio Perez failing to finish the race, Red Bull are set to finish third in the championship s💧ta♛ndings.
P3 in the standin🦩gs would be their worst championship finish since 2019.
account to praise Verstappen.The former Williams driver was impressed by the fact Verstappen is set to be the first world champion to take the title with a constructor that’s third🐻 or worst in the standings.
Hill wrote on his X account: “I think that says it all. At the risk of stating the blee༺din obvious, Max is phenomenal. Stats like ♔this don't lie.”
Another remarkable F1 season for Verstappen
Verstappen continues to write his name in the F1 record books as he became a ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfour-time world champion at the Las Veg🔜as Grand Prix.
With Red Bull only third in the constructors’ cha﷽mpionship, Verstappen will be the first driver since Keke Rosberg in 1982 to do so with a team that's finished thi💖rd or lower (Williams finished fourth in 1982).
In recent years, the constructors’ champion has often been whichever team’🔯🅺s driver has taken the drivers’ title.
From 20꧟09 to 2020, t✱he drivers’ champion’s team has won the constructors’.
In 2021, Red Bull finished second behind M🎀ercedes despite Verstappen taking the title.
McLaren or Ferrari will take the 2024 F1 constructors’ championship crown, with just 21 points between those💞 two teams.
Red Bull’s underperformance in the teams’ standings is entirely down to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez, who is🐷 without a podium finish since the Chinese Grand ꦯPrix in April.
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