Max Verstappen all in mind for win his third F1 World Championship title at the next Qatar GP. The Dutch driver won the Japanese GP last two weeksadded the point for the fastest lap and saw how the second in the World Cup, his teammate ‘Checo’ Pérez, abandoned after another race to forget. That allowed Max to reach 400 points and increase his lead to 2023 F1 World Championship classification after the Japanese GP up to an almost certain margin of 177 points relative to ‘Checo’. He can now win the World Championship at the Qatar GP, but above all, it must be remembered that he can do it this Saturday, in the sprint race, before the race takes place on Sunday.
A total of 180 points are at stake in the 6 remaining events, three of which have a sprint race. That is, 6 races on Sunday where 26 points will be distributed (25 for victory and 1 for fastest lap) and three sprint events where the winner will get 8 points. So, on Verstappen needs to add 3 more points to become the champion. Therefore, since it is a weekend with a sprint race on Saturday, a strange moment can happen: for Max to be champion on Saturday, in the sprint race, before the long race on Sunday.
In fact, this is the most likely to happen if Max does not suffer any breakdowns or problems.
It was enough for him to add to those 3 points by being 6th in that short heat and thus he would clinch the crown with 6 races to go. If he reaches it on Sunday, he will achieve it with 5 appointments to hold. A fury that speaks for itself of his dominance this year, where he has won 13 races out of 16 held so far.
Verstappen’s advantage in the general standings is so wide that even if the situation arises that Max and ‘Checo’ do not score in the Grand Prix, he will still be the champion.
Verstappen plans to become champion in Qatar in Saturday’s sprint race
This is what Verstappen cost to become champion in Qatar: – Pérez was first in the sprint and Verstappen was 6th
-Pérez finished second in the sprint, Verstappen finished no less than 7th place.
– Pérez finished third in the sprint and Verstappen finished 8th or higher.
– Pérez finished fourth or worse in the sprint race
What must Pérez do to avoid Max’s title in Qatar?
After the race in Qatar there were only 146 points left to play for. Max’s current advantage over Pérez is 177. To keep the World Championship alive until the next event in the United States, Pérez needs to start a maximum of 145 points behind Max, as the Dutchman has won more races and in the event of a tie in points, the title will be yours.
This means Pérez will have to deduct 32 points from Verstappen in a Grand Prix where a maximum of 34 will be awarded between the sprint race and the Sunday race. An almost impossible mission. Only a double disaster for Verstappen in Qatar will see him through to Austin.
Source: La Verdad
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