The reason why Verstappen is finally world champion

Max Verstappen was this Sunday proclaimed Formula 1 world championdespite the fact that he himself thought that he did not achieve it after crossing the finish line.

“It would be nice to win the championship here, but we have a great chance in the next race“, he pointed out when he got out of the car. Later, a penalty was announced for Leclerc, who crossed the finish line in second position, and is now 3rd behind ‘Checo’ Pérez.

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“I think there’s been a 5-second penalty on Charles. So… Max, maybe they’ve changed things for you,” Max said in the interview. “come back here With the penalty after the incident with Sergio, you are the world champion” the interviewer told him.

He laughed, as if he didn’t believe it. “I do not know what to say“… was aiming something cold, to everyone’s confusion. And after a few seconds he woke up and realized what he had done. He hugged his team. He is the new 2022 F1 world champion.

In principle, the numbers do not seem to indicate that Max Verstappen is still the champion. After completing more than 50% of the planned rounds, but not reaching 75%, the regulation states that the points distributed to the winner are 19 instead of the usual 25. Max beat Pérez, who was second after the last 5″ penalty to Charles, who was 3rd.

They both made the calculation: 19 points for Max, 16 for Pérez and 12 for Charles. Max needed to get 8 points from the Monegasque and 6 from Pérez to become champion at Suzukaso it’s like the title is on hold for Austin.

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however, that regulation only works for races that do not reach the end, which are suspended without restarts. In this case, even though fewer laps are completed, the ultimate goal is reached, marked by a 3-hour race limit. That is considered the end of the race, so the points distributed are the average ones. With Max first and Leclerc third, Verstappen is the new F1 champion.