Fans can’t believe how Max Verstappen finds out he has become WORLD CHAMPION in odd circumstances
‘What the f*** are you guys doing?’: F1 fans can’t believe how Max Verstappen finds out he has become WORLD CHAMPION in bizarre circumstances after truncated stop-start Japanese Grand Prix
- Max Verstappen became two-time World Champion at the Japanese Grand Prix
- The Red Bull driver was told after the the race of his feat in confusing climax
- Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second but was handed a five-second penalty
Max Verstappen found out that he had become the two-time Formula One world champion in the most bizarre circumstances after an incident-packed Japanese Grand Prix.
The Dutch driver needed to be told that he had retained his title after Charles Leclerc picked up a five-second penalty for cutting the track, meaning that he finished behind Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez.
Perez’s post-race interview had to be interrupted as the news broke of Leclerc’s penalty, with Verstappen awkwardly being re-summoned to be told of his feat, as the 25-year-old sealed back-to-back titles in hugely contrasting fashions.
There was confusion following the end of a truncated Japanese Grand Prix, with points halved as a result of a shortened race, and many were unsure whether the Dutchman had done enough to seal the title.
And F1 fans were quick to take to Twitter to voice their shock at how events at Suzuka were unfolding, with one writing: ‘This is the weirdest title win ever. What the f*** are you guys doing?’
Max Verstappen was crowned the 2022 world champion after victory at Japanese GP
He secured his second world title in dramatic fashion after a bizarre ending in Suzuka
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