Motor racing-Verstappen passes Vettel with most wins for Red Bull


Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo Monaco - May 28 2023 Red Bulls Max Verstappen celebrates with champagne on the podium after winning the Monaco Grand Prix with second placed Aston Martins Fernando Alonso REUTERSPiroschka Van De Wouw

Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco - May 28, 2023 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates with champagne on the podium after winning the Monaco Grand Prix with second placed Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

MONACO (Reuters) - Max Verstappen wrote another piece of Red Bull history on Sunday with a 39th win that sent him past Germany's now-retired Sebastian Vettel as the driver with most victories for the Formula One team.

Vettel is still ahead of the Dutchman 4-2 on championships won but Verstappen, 25, has plenty of time on his side to match or surpass that mark with a third title surely on its way this season.

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