Max Verstappen wins the Japanese F1 GP , shortened due to rain , and his second world title .
The Red Bull driver, after 28 of the 53 laps scheduled, preceded the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc and the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez .
Despite not having completed 75% of the race, the FIA awarded full points because the race was managed by the time limit and not by the number of laps. Charles Leclerc was also penalized by 5 seconds due to a chicane cut during the last lap, a penalty that relegated the Ferrari driver from second to third place, behind Perez, and handed the second world title to Max Verstappen.
The race was stopped on the third lap and resumed after a two hour and 15 minute break due to the pouring rain that continued to fall on the Suzuka circuit causing many accidents, one of which immediately knocked out Carlos Sainz's Ferrari. .
Max Verstappen, therefore, closes the games already at Suzuka, when there are still 4 GPs left from the calendar: the "flying Dutchman" and son of art at the age of 25 can thus inscribe his name in the roll of honor for the second time, equaling the various Ascari, Graham Hill, Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi, Hakkinen and Alonso.
(Unioneonline / vl)
