Max Verstappen officially crowned 2023 F1 champion at FIA prize-giving gala

Verstappen clinched his third consecutive F1 driversඣ’ crown with ease, storming to 19 wins in 22 races in 2023.
His dominant season broke a plethora of records as he moved i🙈nto third-place in the all-time F1 winners list.
Verstappen was pr𓆉esent in Baku to collect the world championship trophy, as was team boss Christian Horner.
Red Bull teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez collected his award for finishing runner-up in F1 2023, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton made his first FIA prize-giving appearance since 2020 after finishing third (he decided notꦐ to attend 2021).
Speaking ahead of the troph🥃y presentation, Verstappen reflected on the season: “This season, we’ve won a lot as a team, but it's also been really enjoyable to work with𝓡 everyone inside the team.
“Of course, once you are winning a few in a row you want to keep that momentum going, the pressure is always on, you want to do well. I was never thin🍰king about breaking records, just trying to♒ be the best I could be during a race weekend, and enjoy it as well because you know that these kind of moments don’t come along that often.
“It was a very good year.”
He will look to defen🐼d his title when the 2024 F1 seas൩on kicks off on March 2 in Bahrain.

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