How Max Verstappen took Qatar GP victory to make it nine F1 2024 wins in Lusail

All of a sudden, Max Verstappen is up to nine wins in 2024 — although that’s merely background given he’s already tied up the drivers’ title.

So how did he sound after another win? Just like this:

💬 “It was a very good race. Already yesterday qualifying, the car was a lot better. And today that first stint was very fast. Lando and I were just within 1.8 seconds the whole time, pushing each other.

Honestly, it was a lot of fun out there. This track has a lot of grip and this year the tires were really holding on.

It’s been a while in the dry to be this competitive and I’m very proud of everyone within the team to turn it around within a day.”