Verstappen took his 17th grand prix win of 2023 at Interlagos on Sunday, resulting in him securing another historic record as the driver with the highest ever win percentage in a season.
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Even if he does not triumph in either of the remaining two races of the campaign, his tally of 77.27% eclipses the 75% mark that Alberto Ascari reached in 1952 when he won six out of eight races.
As Verstappen's Red Bull squad congratulated him on the feat over the radio after the chequered flag, it said they would also give him another piece of history – and surprised him by playing the 1966 Tom Jones hit Green, Green Grass of Home.
Despite telling the team over the radio that he was “not a good singer”, Verstappen did attempt to join in with the lyrics as he returned to the pits.
His engineer Gianpiero Lambiase then told him over the radio: “Just don’t give up the day job” – before Verstappen responded: “I think I’m better at that!”
Source: Autosport