FORMULA ONE fans believe the battle to win the 2023 title is over after just one lap as Max Verstappen continued his dominance. The 25-year-old started on poll with his team-mate Sergio Perez in second and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in third. After the first lap of the track, Verstappen was already 1.2 seconds ahead of Leclerc, who had jumped ahead of Perez. Four laps in, the Dutchman further extended his lead to 3.4 seconds. By the eighth time around the track, he was an incredible 6.3 seconds ahead of his closest rival. Verstappen did pit and was briefly behind Perez before regaining his lead to 13.7 seconds by lap 29.

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