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Verstappen picks best and worst F1 races of 2023
Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull Racing, had an outstanding season, winning 19 out of 22 races. When asked about his best and worst race weekends, Verstappen mentioned Spa and Japan as his standout performances. He described his experience at Spa as a “very strong weekend” and praised the balance of his car during qualifying in Japan. Verstappen’s weekend at Suzuka also stood out as he dominated the competition from the start of free practice and set impressive lap times. He won the race in Suzuka by a significant margin of 19 seconds over Lando Norris and 36 seconds over Oscar Piastri. Surprisingly, Verstappen did not choose Singapore, the only race Red Bull did not win, as his worst weekend. Instead, he considered Baku as his worst race weekend because he wasn’t satisfied with how things were going. Despite finishing in second place in Baku, Verstappen felt it was his worst performance, describing it as a difficult stint. Nevertheless, he used the race as an opportunity to experiment with different set-up options and learned valuable lessons for future races.
