Verstappen actually launched worse with low revs, but it was his move on the grippy outside line with Leclerc just ahead that should be forever remembered. PLUS: The confusion and controversy that should never overshadow Verstappen’s Suzuka magic He edged Leclerc for pole, then beat his rival in the race’s two main challenges. Having missed his first, slim chance to seal the title in Singapore seven days earlier, Verstappen wrested control in Japan. Although, as we’ll get to soon, not immediately. After his Suzuka triumph and the Ferrari driver’s latest error gifting Sergio Perez second, came Verstappen’s coronation. It had been coming ever since Charles Leclerc crashed out of the lead of the French GP: Verstappen was going to be the 2022 world champion. Verstappen is the 2022 champion, sealed with a virtuoso drive Photo by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Images 1. Verstappen hugs Adrian Newey after claiming a second F1 world title Here are the headline takeaways from F1’s first visit back to Suzuka in three years. There was also plenty of intrigue further down the field and off the track too. But Verstappen’s title celebrations were overshadowed by the chaos and confusion during and after the wet race last Sunday, which has led to even more questions being raised about the procedures and attitudes of motorsport’s governing body.
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