Press comments on the F1 chaos
Verstappen’s ‘insulting superiority’ in ‘circus race’
7/3/2023 9:44 am
The Austrian Grand Prix ends on track with a victory for Max Verstappen. How safely the world champion determines the race is another expression of Verstappen’s “insulting superiority”. The international press is bored.
It only gets really exciting in the evening, after Aston Martin protests against the outcome of the race. The Grand Prix sinks into chaos afterwards because the race management has to evaluate more than 1200 incidents (!): In series, the drivers had raced over the track barrier, already during the race record world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz with 5 -second penalties were imposed, late in the evening it rained more penalties, which whirled the result up again. Of course, that didn’t change anything about Verstappen’s superiority.
Great Britain
“The Sun”: “Max Verstappen extended his mammoth lead at the top of the rankings with his win in Austria.”
“Daily Mail”: “Max Verstappen gave the crowd at the Red Bull Ring the emphatic Grand Prix victory they wanted – and the world expected – to hold on to his iron grip on World Championship fortunes.”
“The Guardians”: “Max Verstappen continues his one-man victory parade with his win at the Austrian Grand Prix.”
“The Telegraph”: “Until 2021, Dutchman Max Verstappen didn’t have a home race, but the Red Bull driver found Austria’s Red Bull Ring to be a fitting second home.”
Spain
“marca”: “Max Verstappen has won the Austrian Grand Prix, the seventh in 2023 (and fifth in a row) in a series rarely seen at the start of the season.”
“Mundo Deportivo”: “Verstappen surpasses Senna in Austria and wins with an offensive superiority.”
“ace”: “Comfortable victory for Max Verstappen in the home race for Red Bull.”
Italy
“Corriere dello Sport”: “Ferrari chaos in Austria. Sainz punished and upset the rankings.”
Gazzetta dello Sport: “The Dutchman won, or rather dominated, the Austrian Grand Prix in a race that brings him ever closer to his third title.”
“Tutosport”: “The Verstappen show, he wins and dominates in Austria.”
France
“L’Equipe”: “In a Grand Prix marked by penalties, Max Verstappen managed to demonstrate again on the Red Bull Ring.”
Austria
“Crown Newspaper”: “Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix and was crowned the record winner in Spielberg with his fifth victory overall.”
“Courier”: “Max Verstappen is unstoppable.”
Switzerland
“View”: “The Austrian GP (with the logical winner Max Verstappen on Red Bull-Honda) was a car race for the circus.”
“Daily Gazette”: “Verstappen wins – but there is an insane flood of penalties to talk about”