“It’s great, I never thought I’d be in this position in my career,” Verstappen said.

Seven years and two world championships later, the Dutchman set a team record for wins as he passed former Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel’s previous tally of 38 victories when he won four straight titles from 2010-13. Verstappen’s wins have all been with Red Bull since his first on debut for the team at the Spanish GP in 2016 when he became the youngest F1 winner at 18 years old. This was Lotus’s great innovation of the era and all rivals either sought to emulate, or outlaw it.MONACO (AP) - Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s lights-to-flag victory at the Monaco Grand Prix gave the Red Bull driver his fourth victory of the season and a record 39th overall for the team as he extended his championship lead to 39 points over teammate Sergio Perez on Sunday. Pairing enormous side pods, sprawling venturis and sliding skirts, the 79 weaponized the air that passed through and underneath it as it raced, with downforce only increasing as the speed grew. Those looks are what delivered the 79 its performance, with the car’s bodywork and dimensions dictated by the pursuit of ground effect aerodynamics. The car of course owes its ‘Black Beauty’ nickname to its distinctive looks and unmistakable black and gold John Player Special racing livery. All in it racked up an incredible four one-two finishes, its absolutely prodigious performance earning it the title of most dominant F1 car since Mercedes' ‘Silver Arrows’ of the mid-1950s. It also scored five fastest laps, of which two were set by Andretti. Known better and more affectionately by its nickname ‘Black Beauty’, the car surely was a beauty to drive, with six wins and five podium places at the 11 grands prix it started.

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