Max Verstappen wins F1 title: Lewis Hamilton & Fernando Alonso's reaction
Max Verstappen clinched his second Drivers’ World Championship today as he waltzed to victory around the drenched Suzuka circuit.
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Verstappen retains Formula One world championship with win at Japanese Grand Prix
The result gave Red Bull driver Verstappen an unassailable 113-point lead in the championship, making him only the third driver after Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel to clinch the title with four races to spare.
From Mad Max to Mighty Max: Mature Verstappen joins gilded group
There he snatched a controversial last-lap triumph from Lewis Hamilton, depriving the Briton of an unprecedented eighth triumph to land Red Bull's first championship since Sebastian Vettel completed four in a row in 2013. Mercedes retained their teams' title for an eighth consecutive season, but that result spelt the end of their Formula One domination. Red Bull had firmly hinted at what lay ahead and in 2022 they delivered a supreme car, capable of winning anywhere and in any conditions, and a more polished and mature version of Formula One's first Dutch champion. Having celebrated his 25th birthday just over a week ago, he is the second-youngest two-time champion behind Vettel and now stands at the threshold of what may be a record-breaking career.
Verstappen retains F1 world title after dramatic Japan victory
SUZUKA, JAPAN: Max Verstappen was declared Formula One world champion Sunday after winning a dramatic rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix.
'I didn't expect it,' says Max Verstappen after penalty hands him F1 championship
Max Verstappen was declared Formula 1 world champion on Sunday after winning a dramatic rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen wins F1 title with four races to spare
Max Verstappen capped a sublime Formula One season with a similar performance at the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his second straight championship.
'I could have killed myself': Pierre Gasly furious over tractor on track at wet Japanese GP
Pierre Gasly claimed he could have "killed” himself after a near-miss with a tractor after the start of the Japanese Grand Prix brought back memories of Jules Bianchi's death in Suzuka eight years ago.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen retains F1 world title after Japan GP win
Formula One world championship amid scenes of confusion on Sunday after Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc collected a five-second post-race penalty at the Japanese Grand Prix. The Dutch driver won the race at Suzuka, with Leclerc demoted from second to third behind Red Bull's Sergio Perez for cutting the final chicane while defending from the Mexican on the last lap.