F1: Max Verstappen wins 2022 World Driver's Championship

Verstappen crossed the line without knowing he had won the championship.

Max Verstappen has clinched his second Formula 1 World Championship after winning a confusing 2022 Japanese Grand Prix.

Verstappen needed eight points more than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and six points more than his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez this weekend. While Leclerc did finish the race in second, a 5-second penalty at the end saw him relegated to third, with Perez moving to second place. This helped Verstappen seal the 2022 world driver's championship with four races to go.

With heavy rains and a long red flag, the championship title was covered in confusion, as it was initially believed that full points wouldn't be awarded as only 29 of the total 53 laps were completed. However, since the race finished under the allotted 3-hour window, full points were eventually handed out, sealing the championship battle.

Verstappen crossed the line without knowing he had won the championship. However, with the 5-second penalty to Leclerc and full points being awarded, Max ended up becoming a two-time world champion.