

From there onwards it was about managing the tyres, I was able to create a big gap.


It was important to try and keep the lead into turn one, it was quite tight. It’s a massive pleasure to drive a car like this. READ MORE: ‘We have to keep on working’ – Verstappen vows not to ease off after fifth win of 2023 as he gets set for Mercedes challenge He climbed back through the field and was chasing hard in the closing stages to try and make it back to the podium, falling a couple of seconds short. As for Perez, he also started on the mediums so had to be careful off the line from 11th. Changes possible.Verstappen was unstoppable – he started on the mediums, fought off Sainz through the first corner and from there was streets ahead as he came home for his third straight win, picking up the bonus point for fastest lap to boot. Russian and Belarusian athletes are still excluded from participating in the World Cup races due to the Ukraine war. For the men, this competition will take place in Kitzbühel, for the women in Crans Montana.Īll parallel competitions in the calendar will be completely cancelled, including the races in Lech-Zürs and the team event at the finals. In this event, technical and speed skiers from one country will compete together as a duo. The International Ski Federation (FIS) will also test a new discipline in the World Cup in the new winter with the team combined. The men will hold their first World Cup slalom in Hochgurgl shortly afterwards, while the women will premiere at Mont Tremblant in Canada for two giant slalom races in December. The season finale in Saalbach-Hinterglemm will also be extended for the first timeto two weekends until the end of March.Īfter last year's cancellation, the speed opening in Zermatt is finally to celebrate its premiere in mid-November. First and foremost, the traditional start on the glacier in Sölden will take place one week later than in previous years due to the climate. A number of changes await the ski pros in winter 23/24.
