The FIA has addressed the rules regarding why full points were awarded in the condensed Japanese Grand Prix following major uncertainty around Max Verstappen’s declaration as World Champion in Japan.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen crossed the finish line first and was therefore awarded the title after Charles Leclerc, who finished in second place, was given a five-second penalty, pushing him to third.
Max Verstappen secured pole position earlier today ahead of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix race.
Charles Leclerc lost out to Max Verstappen for the top place as the reigning world champion claimed his sixth Formula 1 pole position of the 2022 season.
In the third practice session at Suzuka, Max Verstappen finished first, with the two Ferrari drivers following closely behind.
For this weekend’s 2022 Dutch Grand Prix, reigning Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen will honor his father Jos with a special tribute helmet livery.
A video from the Belgian Grand Prix’s opening lap shows that Charles Leclerc’s brake duct was clogged by Max Verstappen’s visor tear-off.
F1 championship leader Max Verstappen easily won the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022 despite serving a back of the grid penalty.
Max Verstappen, who raced alongside Ricciardo at Red Bull from the middle of 2016 to the end of 2018, expressed his optimism that his former teammate will find a new team within Formula 1.
Max Verstappen is the first F1 driver to test the redesigned Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps prior to this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
