Verstappen in near-miss incidents, but the Dutchman capitalised at Red Bull's home Grand Prix

Back in 2023, Formula 1 was completely different. Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing were unstoppable together, and the Dutchman was on a four-race winning streak entering the weekend.

The weekend was completed under the Sprint format before the current one, where Qualifying took place on Friday, then Sprint Shootout followed on Saturday before the Sprint itself.

In both qualifying sessions, Verstappen claimed pole position, being marginally faster on Friday. Perez got knocked out early on because of track limits

The two Red Bull teammates had a hard-fought battle on the first lap during the Sprint on Saturday afternoon. In rainy conditions, Perez took the lead from the Dutchman. Both into Turn 3 and 4 the two Red Bull drivers went side-by-side, with Verstappen on the inside forcing the Mexican driver wide.

Perez also lost a place to Nico Hülkenberg, but could eventually finish in second place behind his teammate. Many drivers tried to switch for the slicks during the final laps, but the top five crossed the finish line on intermediates.

On Sunday, Max Verstappen could continue his streak, and added another victory to his name and Red Bull's tally. On an alternative strategy, he had to get past the Ferrari drivers, but it was not much of an issue for the Dutch driver.

Charles Leclerc finished in second place, while starting from P15, Sergio Perez completed the podium.

After the session, the results were completely revised. Aston Martin protested the results, because they believed penalty for track limits were not handed out properly. The stewards then announced the additional penalties. In total, nine drivers received penalties for exceeding track limits.