"So yeah, I do think that if you don’t write enough rules, it’s not good. And there is of course, a difference between the two," he said. And then, of course, there’s a difference between if you finish the race or the race gets red-flagged early on and then you can’t continue. “These are really complex situations with the weather, the amount of laps. Verstappen offered his opinion during the post-race briefing.
Even then, Verstappen said he didn’t think he had won the championship because the race hadn't completed full distance. Leclerc crossed the line in second place, but the Monegasque was handed a five-second penalty for cutting the final chicane in a battle with Red Bull’s other driver, Sergio Perez, which dropped him to third. Max Verstappen (1) leads Charles Leclerc (16) during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan on Sunday. The race was temporarily halted by a red flag after two laps due to heavy rain and a frenzied start. His win at the Suzuka Circuit continues a dominant run in the 2022 season for the 25-year-old racer, who is already drawing comparisons to the all-time greats in the sport. The result puts Verstappen an insurmountable 113 points clear of the competition with four races to go. "To be honest, I don’t mind that it was a little bit confusing," Verstappen told reporters.
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It wasn't until the post-race imposition of a penalty for his nearest rival, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, and a decision by the officials to award full points for the shortened race that the confusion turned to clarity and the Dutch driver's title victory was cemented.
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