Verstappen takes second drivers' title with Japanese GP win
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen is now a two-time Formula One world champion, both titles awarded under bizarre and unprecedented circumstances long after he crossed the finish line.
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SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen is now a two-time Formula One world champion, both titles awarded under bizarre and unprecedented circumstances long after he crossed the finish line.
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.
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen basked in a «crazy» victory at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka that gave him a second successive world championship title. The 25-year-old received the news that he was champion in slightly anticlimactic circumstances. Ad Initially it was expected that Verstappen would receive 13 points for the win after a rain-hit Grand Prix contained fewer than half the allocation of laps, following delays of around a couple of hours.
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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 was crowned Formula One world champion in confusing circumstances after he won a rain-affected Japanese Grand Prix.
Confusion reigned at the Japanese Grand Prix after Max Verstappen won, with it not immediately clear if he had won the championship after Charles Leclerc suffered a post-race penalty. The race ran for around half the full length after a series of complications delayed the restart in Suzuka.