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Sunday, Jun 29, 2025
The decision means that McLaren's Oscar Piastri finishes second with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in third.
The 39-year-old Mercedes driver's last win before Silverstone was in Saudi Arabia on December 5, 2021, and Sunday was a record-extending 104th of his career.
Red Bull's Dutch driver has extended his championship lead to 69 points.
It was Verstappen's first DNF (did not finish) since retiring from Albert Park in the 2022 race and ended his run of race wins at nine.
The action starts in Bahrain on Saturday.
The 39-year-old Briton is set to replace Spanish driver Carlos Sainz at Ferrari.
It may be wishful thinking to expect a big change at the front, with Verstappen only getting better and teammate Sergio Perez posing no threat, but even Red Bull recognise they may never have it so good again.
Lewis Hamilton finished second while George Russell also made the podium in Barcelona.
Red Bull have now claimed all three Grand Prix wins in the new season, a record for the team, resuming their dominance after their runaway success in 2022.
The team ended an unprecedented run of eight successive constructors' titles with third place overall last year after wrestling with a bouncing car whose performance was hard to extract.
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