Red Bull Racing’s Dutch motorist Max Verstappen positions on the podium with the prize following his triumph at the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, Mie prefecture onOct 9, 2022.
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Max Verstappen sealed his 2nd Formula 1 world champion in the middle of big confusion after winning a disorderly, rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix.
There was big confusion at the chequered flag in the middle of unpredictability over whether complete or partial points would be granted for a race in which just 29 of the 53 set up laps were finished.
Regardless of whether complete points were granted, Verstappen would have been rejected the title if Charles Leclerc had actually come second, however the Ferrari motorist’s final-lap mistake saw him offered a five-second charge that benched him to 3rd behind the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
The race had actually previously threatened to be eclipsed by debate, as a preliminary effort to begin in heavy rain led to mayhem, with Carlos Sainz crashing into a barrier, prior to a healing tractor began track prior to the race had actually been warning, with the automobiles still on the circuit.
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