'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.
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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.
Max Verstappen Retains F1 Title, Finishes On Pole At Japanese Grand Prix
Max Verstappen was declared Formula One world champion Sunday after winning a dramatic rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull's Verstappen crossed the line first and he was then awarded the title when second-place finisher Charles Leclerc was given a five-second penalty, dropping him to third. The result gave 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.
F1 GP Jepang: Kans Verstappen Ikuti Jejak Senna, Schumacher, Vettel
Sepanjang sejarah Formula 1, balapan GP Jepang telah 13 kali menjadi lokasi penentuan juara dunia. Delapan pebalap sukses meraih status itu di Negeri Sakura. Akankah Max Verstappen menjadi yang berikutnya?
Talking points | Japanese qualifying: Vettel's emotional goodbye, Verstappen's 'vorsprung'
Max Verstappen secured pole position for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix. The race returns for the first time since 2019, and the Red Bull driver makes the return all the more memorable as the team's engine partner, Honda, returns home.
Motor racing-Smiles and some sadness for Vettel on Suzuka farewell
SUZUKA, Japan : It was smiles and some sadness for four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel on Saturday after his last qualifying lap around a Suzuka circuit that has played a big part in his Formula One career.