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Max Verstappen’s hope of matching his 10-race winning streak at the Australian Grand Prix was undone by a break issue early on in the race.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner shared how Max Verstappen reacted to his non-finish at the Australian Grand Prix. Verstappen’s 43-race streak of consecutive finishes, the second-longest in F1 history, was broken due to a right rear brake issue. This also prevented him from equaling his record streak of 10 consecutive race wins. It was Verstappen’s first retirement since the Australian race two years ago, but he accepted the situation graciously, emphasizing the importance of learning from it. Despite expressing frustration over the team’s pit stop decision, Horner praised Verstappen for his measured response, highlighting the unity of winning and losing as a team.
