The Pele Foundation hails Max Verstappen’s record-winning Italian GP on the late football legend’s official social media handle

Max Verstappen's 10 wins a row started at the Miami GP.

The Pele Foundation hails Max Verstappen’s record-winning Italian GP on the late football legend’s official social media handle

Pele and Max Verstappen (image via IMAGO)

Max Verstappen created history at the Italian GP with a stellar victory. The two-time world champion won his tenth consecutive win in F1, breaking Sebastian Vettel‘s record of nine wins in a row. This new record has been praised by the entire sporting world. Now, the foundation started by late Football legend Pele has congratulated the Dutch driver.

The Pele Foundation hailed Verstappen’s historic record on the official Twitter handle of the late icon. The tweet congratulated the Dutch driver with the foundation claiming that Pele would’ve certainly celebrated the staggering success of the Red Bull driver. They wrote, “Ten straight wins. Ten times on top of the podium in a row. A new record. King Pelé had a love for Formula 1, and he would certainly be writing to you today, Max Verstappen.”

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The charitable foundation mentioned that Max Verstappen’s tenth consecutive victory was a massive accomplishment. The late Football legend Pele used the number 10 during his long and successful career. Certainly, this makes Verstappen’s Italian GP win even more memorable.

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The tweet stated, “The Pelé Foundation congratulates you on this milestone, and on reaching such an important number. After all, about the number 10, we are experts.”

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Max Verstappen continues to dominate F1

Max Verstappen raising his ten figures after winning his tenth consecutive race in F1.
Max Verstappen raising his ten figures after winning his tenth consecutive race in F1 (image via The Independent)

The reigning world champion has now won twelve of the fourteen rounds so far this year. Verstappen’s record-breaking streak of ten wins in a row started at the Miami GP and has continued throughout the season. The success of the Red Bull driver has been praised by critics as the sport witnesses unprecedented dominance in 2023.

The Dutch driver would be looking to continue his dominant run in the sport this year and look to further extend his record. Max Verstappen might be en route to try and win the remaining eight rounds of the season. Although, such a task might be too far in the future for now. As the reigning world champion tries to focus on the next race in Singapore.

Thus, the Pele Foundation applauded Max Verstappen’s latest achievement. The charity started by the iconic football legend praised the Dutch driver for this massive feat. Verstappen would be looking to further increase this record in the upcoming rounds as his stellar form continues throughout the 2023 F1 season. Fans would be looking forward to more such results in the future.

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