12Photo© hindustantimes.comMax Verstappen Edges Oscar Piastri For Belgian Sprint Race Pole
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Max Verstappen increased his lead by a further eight points in the world championship with a calculated and convincing victory ahead of Australian rookie Oscar Piastri in Saturday’s rain-delayed sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Red Bull’s double defending world champion rode his luck when McLaren’s Piastri snatched the lead by making an early pit-stop to switch from wet to intermediate tyres, to storm back and win by 6.6 seconds.
Verstappen’s win extended Red Bull’s record this year to 14 wins from 14 races — 11 grands prix and three sprints.
“ The water just stayed in the air. I couldn’t see anything so I can only imagine how bad it was at the back,
Pierre Gasly,
F1 leader Max Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix sprint race,…