'The outcome has been clear for a while' - F1 drivers congratulate new champ Verstappen
The Formula 1 paddock reacted to Max Verstappen's second championship win, with some more positive around the events than others.
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Ferrari boss blames FIA for Leclerc losing F1 championship to Verstappen in Japan
Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto has lashed out at the FIA ruling which saw Charles Leclerc demoted to third by a last-lap penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix, which handed Max Verstappen a second Formula 1 title sooner than later.
Confusion, Crane And Now Cost Cap Risk Taking Gloss Off Max Verstappen Feat
Max Verstappen said the confusion at the end of the Japanese Grand Prix that saw him declared Formula One world champion was "quite funny", but an impending cost-cap ruling could wipe the smiles off faces in the Red Bull garage. The 25-year-old Dutchman became the second youngest double world champion on Sunday, after Sebastian Vettel, when Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was given a time penalty relegating him to third place at Suzuka. The news emerged as Verstappen was giving his post-race TV interview, but even then there was uncertainty as to whether reduced championship points would be awarded because the winner had completed only 29 of 53 laps because of bad weather.
Charles Leclerc's class message to Max Verstappen after Dutchman seals title
Charles Leclerc took to Twitter on Sunday to share his congratulations with Max Verstappen as the Dutchman sealed the world title.
Formula 1: 2 winners and 2 losers at the Japanese Grand Prix
Formula 1 returned to Japan at the weekend after a couple of seasons away, and it certainly proved worth the wait for Max Verstappen in the end.
Max Verstappen claims second drivers’ championship amid chaotic scenes in Japan
Max Verstappen claimed his second Formula One drivers’ championship in confusing and dramatic fashion at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix as Red Bull prepare for news of whether they breached the sport’s budget cap last season.
Verstappen targets F1 domination after second world title
Max Verstappen said he was capable of dominating Formula One for years to come after clinching his second straight world title at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Five pivotal races in Verstappen's drive to the world championship
Max Verstappen clinched his second successive Formula One world championship in Japan on Sunday with his 12th grand prix victory of a dominant season.