Max Verstappen secured victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, attributing his win to a decisive first-lap move past polesitter Lando Norris and a swift clearance of leader George Russell. Verstappen's win extends his lead in the F1 championship. An annoyed Lando Norris, despite having the fastest car and securing P2 along with the fastest lap and F1 Driver of the Day, expressed frustration over not winning. Norris felt hindered by a stint behind George Russell, which delayed his charge on Verstappen. Norris emphasized that today they were the quickest car.
Max Verstappen says his #SpanishGP victory was made by his first-lap move down the inside of #F1 polesitter Lando Norris, and swift clearance of leader George Russell ⬇️ https://t.co/mE7kkq0yaM
Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris to win Spanish GP and increase F1 lead https://t.co/57kL1ZA1lg
Max Verstappen says his #F1 #SpanishGP victory was made by his first-lap move down the inside of polesitter Lando Norris, and swift clearance of leader George Russell. ⬇️ https://t.co/rebMXryY3v
Frustration for Lando 😮💨 But P2, fastest lap and #F1DriverOfTheDay is a solid afternoon's work - and he'll be back! 💪 #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/I8oqtJaAwe
Yes!!! 💪 Tough race today, but we made it happen! Very well done team @redbullracing 🙌 #SpanishGP https://t.co/irBmeiyvY0
Not the home race result @Carlossainz55 wanted But we keep learning and pushing to come back stronger for the next one 💪 #SpanishGP 🇪🇸 #F1 https://t.co/vyKPv0XSB1
1-2 finishes since the start of 2023: 🥇 🥈 Verstappen & Perez = 9 Verstappen & Norris = 10 #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/RmSseShiSe
An annoyed Norris says he should have won the Spanish GP with the "fastest car" of the #F1 field. "I didn't just lose a race to someone. I just lost it to Max and he's the leader of the championship." https://t.co/ONAFF6KWFg
🗣️ "Today, we were the quickest car. Fact." Lando Norris was left to rue a stint behind George Russell in #F1's #SpanishGP before a late charge on Max Verstappen fell just short ⬇️ https://t.co/GQMfCfSWT5