Nine-time F1 grand prix winner Mark Webber believes “only reliability” will stop Max Verstappen breaking Sebastian Vettel’s record for consecutive victories.
, one shy of Vettel’s record from 2013 of nine.
The Red Bull driver could equal Vettel’s tally when F1 returns later this month for Verstappen’s home race at Zandvoort.Verstappen has won the Dutch Grand Prix twice since it returned to the calendar in 2021. Speaking about Verstappen and Red Bull’s domination, Webber explained why they deserved a lot of “credit” for their winning streak.
“I think it’s really hard for people to understand this level of domination, how much work and effort goes into it,” Webber said in an interview with F1. “That’s the big thing, you’ve got to give credit, people have to give credit where it’s due. “To get that level of advantage with the depth of competition in F1… There’s so many, so many opportunities to make mistakes, whether it’s pit stops, reliability, presentation of the car, driver errors, but it’s just been a run for the ages, and obviously [McLaren in] 1988 was the last time it happened.”“I think the world would like to see him win his home race [at Zandvoort]. To do the business there would be extraordinary. He should win that one and then he’s equal.
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