The Verstappen/Red Bull dynamic that shows the scale of Perez's F1 title task

OPINION: Sergio Perez rocked up in Miami with momentum behind him in the 2023 Formula 1 drivers’ championship battle. But the manner of Perez’s defeat to Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen last Sunday provided more evidence the Dutchman remains heavy favourite to dominate the title fight

Alex Kalinauckas May 10, 2023, 8:57 AM

Upd: May 10, 2023, 11:41 AM

Max Verstappen stands on the edge of his own piece of Red Bull history. He’s now level with Sebastian Vettel on 38 wins for the squad owned by the energy drinks giant and the heavy favourite to take the record for himself as soon as the next Formula 1 race at Imola.

Given the size of Red Bull’s advantage at the head of the pack right now, and with Verstappen’s current contract running to the end of 2028, at the rate he’s going he could put that record well out of sight for any successor in that period alone.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.