Max Verstappen victorious and crowned world champion, relive the Japanese GP

Second match point for Max Verstappen. The Dutchman, comfortable leader of the drivers’ classification, could win his second world championship title at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday 9 October. A week after his difficult race in Singapore, the Red Bull driver had his fate in his hands, until the rain changed his plans. But Charles Leclerc’s post-race penalty formalized the Dutchman’s world title.

After a long break in the race, under the Japanese deluge, Max Verstappen won ahead of Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc, second on the line but penalized. Max Verstappen is crowned world champion after an astonishing end to the race, Charles Leclerc’s penalty and the surprise decision to award all the points when more than 25% of the race did not take place because of the rain.