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Hungarian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen claims record-breaking win for Red Bull; China’s Zhou Guanyu has day to forget

  • Dutch driver makes most of fast start to cruise to victory at Hungaroring, making it 12 wins on the bounce for Red Bull
  • Alfa Romeo pair Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas drop down field after chaotic start to race

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium with the trophy after winning the Hungarian Grand Prix alongside teammate Sergio Perez. Photo: Reuters

Max Verstappen dominated the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to deliver his Red Bull team a record-breaking 12th consecutive Formula One win.

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McLaren’s Lando Norris took second with Sergio Perez in the other Red Bull completing the podium at the Hungaroring.

Red Bull surpassed the feat of McLaren who won 11 races in 1988 with this latest demonstration of supremacy over the rest of the grid.

“12 in a row, that’s history!” Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told Verstappen over the team radio.

Verstappen, who won by over half a second, said: “For the team 12 wins in a row is incredible. Hopefully we can keep this momentum going for a long time.”

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Verstappen’s seventh straight win stretched the double world champion’s lead over Perez to 110 points in the championship.

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