Max Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix and Charles Leclerc’s penalty helped him become world champion for the second time. In addition, the Red Bull Racing driver learned of this news during the interview he gave after the finish, at which point he thought he could only secure the title at the next stage of the season.
Max Verstappen: “I’m just really happy that we were able to do the race! Of course it rained a lot, but luckily we did a lot of laps, also on intermediate tyres.
Of course I’m happy to have won the race and it’s great that there are so many fans in the stands, although it started to get dark towards the end. Overall, it’s very good that the race has taken place – it would be terrible if it were not held.
Talking about the championship, it would be incredible if I won it here, but we have a great opportunity to do it at the next race…
What? Am I still a world champion? What can I say?!! It’s just fantastic! Winning the title at Suzuka is a special achievement and I am very happy for all the people who work at Honda and happy for the Japanese fans! It’s unbelievable!
Source: F1 News
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