'It's been incredible' - Max Verstappen celebrates 'crazy' title win at Japanese Grand Prix

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.

Japanese Grand Prix'It was quite clear' Verstappen tried to block me says NorrisYESTERDAY AT 08:20 That would have left Verstappen facing at least a two-week wait to become champion, with the next race set for the United States. However, upon examination of Formula 1's extensive list of rules and regulations, it became clear that the fact that the race was paused and then restarted meant that full points would be awarded. Title rival Charles Leclerc of Ferrari had finished in second place but under pressure from Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, he left the track towards the end of the final lap and was given a five-second penalty, relegating him to third place.

Ultimately, that meant that the Dutchman secured the world championship for the second consecutive time in his career in confusing circumstances. Verstappen wins second world title after confusing finale in rain-hit Suzuka GP 'I could have killed myself' — F1 stars fume after tractor allowed on track 'No respect for Jules' — Bianchi's father hits out at tractor near-miss Speaking to Sky Sports after the conclusion of the race, Verstappen admitted it was confusing circumstances. «It's crazy.