Press comments: “Formula 1 has to be careful”

Great Britain: The Telegraph: “Verstappen cements his status as an unstoppable force in Formula 1.”

The Guardian: “This season belonged to Verstappen, who delivered with the leadership and control of a champion, with an almost unhindered confidence and ease. And yet it was a title he certainly had to work for.”

Daily Mail: “Max Verstappen is already one of the F1 greats Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso... his dominant performance at the Japanese Grand Prix in the treacherous rain was worthy of a double world champion.” Spain: Brand: “Max Verstappen is already world champion. It was an open secret, we just had to wait for the math to confirm it.”

Verstappen is a double world champion. © APA/afp / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA

World Sports: “Red Bull and Verstappen form the deadliest duo. Two fundamental factors come together: a team and a driver who do everything almost perfectly.” France: Le Figaro: “A year after being crowned world champion for the first time in his young career on the final lap of the last Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, Max Verstappen retained his throne. This time, however, without the slightest hint of excitement, with four races to go.” Germany: Picture: “Formula 1 has to be careful not to scare away the fans with its confusing rules!”

Red Bull is currently the best Formula 1 team. © ANSA / FRANCK ROBICHON

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: “They always have everything at their fingertips in Formula 1. Lap times, sector times, acceleration and deceleration values from all perspectives, air flow calculations including the complicated formulas for downforce calculations, sometimes in a matter of seconds. But such a score in the drivers' standings, the basic arithmetic of addition, can become a challenge, sometimes a big surprise: the Red Bull racing team, the competition, television stations and specialist publications appeared astonished on Sunday evening local time in Suzuka, around twenty (!) minutes later “After Max Verstappen’s twelfth win of the season, the news of the day made the rounds: world champion, for the second time.”

Switzerland: Look: “There has never been anything like this: Max Verstappen is crowned world champion during the winner’s interview. First the rain chaos, then this World Cup confusion after the race. The fact is: Verstappen is world champion for the second time.”

Daily Gazette: “Max Verstappen wins the 40-minute Suzuka GP, after which there is a lot of uncertainty. A fitting end to the rain chaos.”

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Press comments: “Formula 1 has to be careful”

The Dutchman Max Verstappen is Formula 1 world champion for the second time after a chaotic race in Suzuka. International press reviews can be found here.

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