Despite Surviving Monza Curse, Max Verstappen Insinuates Recording Breaking Streak May End at Singapore GP

During his career in F1, Max Verstappen has seen the highest of highs and gone through the lowest of lows (albeit the lows being a very small percentage). At the Italian GP, he attempted and achieved the historic milestone 10th consecutive win, crossing Alberto Ascari and Sebastian Vettel. And while doing that, he defied the feared ‘Monza Curse’. But even after doing so, his outlook for the next race at Marina Bay doesn’t sound very hopeful.

For the unversed, the ‘Monza Curse’ befalls those who win the race at the iconic circuit. The curse dictates that the winners of the previous year will DNF at the track in the current year. It happened after Charles Leclerc’s 2019 win, Pierre Gasly’s 2020 win, and Daniel Ricciardo’s 2021 win. But Verstappen, who won in 2022, replicated it this year. And he’s probably the only one who was capable of trashing such superstition.

So, the 2x champion has already created history and no other rival is capable enough to dethrone his current form. Yet, he isn’t quite optimistic about the Singapore GP next up in 2 weeks. “Little bit more difficult, I think, for us,” said Verstappen, addressing his and Red Bull‘s Singapore GP chances. “But we’ll see. We’ll do our best and try to win it again, but it’s not going to be the strongest weekend for us.”

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Even if he doesn’t come out as the top gun at Marina Bay, he has cemented his name in the Hall of Fame. Despite this record, his rival team’s boss couldn’t care less about it.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff sourly dismisses the record-breaking 10th consecutive win of Max Verstappen

Sportsmanship is a virtue that not all athletes have. Those that do are loved by fans and others alike. But Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has kept that virtue aside to be in complete denial of Verstappen breaking the record of most wins in a row. He just feels that these numbers are made for “Wikipedia” and nothing else.

“Our situation was a little bit different because we had two guys fighting against each other within the team,” Wolff told Sky Sports. “I don’t know whether he cares about the record. It’s not something that would be important for me, any of those numbers. It’s for Wikipedia. Nobody reads that anyway.”

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One person’s victory is another person’s loss. Though this phrase isn’t applicable everywhere, Wolff has given us a notable example of it. But it isn’t like his comments are going to affect the Dutchman. His achievements have been doing all the talking and it’ll continue to happen this way.