#Max Verstappen……World Champion 2022!

Max Verstappen…he’s done it again…World Champion Formule 1 Racing 2022!

1. Verstappen has become only the third driver to have secured the championship
2. with four or more races remaining:
3. Michael Schumacher took it in 2002 with six to go
4. Nigel Mansell in 1992 with five
5. Sebastian Vettel won with four remaining 

Quick Scan:

1. Max Verstappen wins Japanese GP and secures second world title
2. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishes P2 on road but hit with five-second penalty after running wide at final chicane and drops to P3
3. Race ended after 28 laps of the scheduled 53 because of two-hour limit following earlier red flag
4. But full points were awarded – contrary to the expectations of most the in the F1 paddock
5. Verstappen leads Perez by 113 points – with a maximum of 112 now available.
6. Anger among many drivers after a recovery vehicle was on track while Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly was driving at speed
7. However, Gasly has been summoned to see stewards on suspicion of driving too fast under red flag
8. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz aquaplanes off and is out of the race, Alex Albon also retires with mechanical problem in Williams

• There will be “trolls” on social media who will still complain about Max Verstappen’s win
• Do we care?
• Hell, no! “Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead”!
• We still have 4 more races….so see you in (time: Central European Time (CET)

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