Formula 1: Max Verstappen becomes world champion for the third year in a row

Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull), became mathematical this Saturday, three-time Formula 1 world championbefore sprint tests Qatar Grand Prix, the seventeenth round of the Formula 1 World Championship, at the Lusail Circuit; where he was second in the shortened test, which was won by the Australian from first place in the table Oscar Piastri (McLaren).

Verstappenwho turned 26 a week ago, mathematically became the world champion, because third year in a rowbefore completing a sprint in which it would have been better for him or his Mexican teammate to be sixth Sergio Perez – retired on the eleventh lap of 19 after a collision with a Frenchman Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and with German Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – did not make it into the top three.

In any case, and even if “Checo” had not had to give up, “Mad Max” would have been hailed as the champion, since finished second in a bumpy sprint in which the safety car entered the track three times; in which another McLaren, an Englishman, finished third Lando Norris; and that the Spaniards Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished fifth and ninth respectively.

History of the Formula 1 World Championship.which mathematically passed judgment this Saturday on the Lusail circuit in Qatar against the Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull), recently proclaimed three-time world champion:

Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Michael Schumacher (ALE) 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004
Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957.
Alain Prost (France) 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993
Sebastian Vettel (ALE) 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
Jack Brabham (Australia) 1959, 1960 and 1966.
Jackie Stewart (UK) 1969, 1971 and 1973
Niki Lauda (Austria) 1975, 1977 and 1984
Nelson Piquet (BRA) 1981, 1983 and 1987
Ayrton Senna (BRA) 1988, 1990 and 1991
Max Verstappen (NED) 2021, 2022 and 2023

Alberto Ascari (Italy) 1952 and 1953
Graham Hill (UK) 1962 and 1968
Jim Clark (UK) 1963 and 1965
Emerson Fittipaldi (BRA) 1972 and 1974
Mika Hakkinen (Finland) 1998 and 1999
Fernando Alonso (ESP) 2005 and 2006
Giuseppe Farina (Italy) 1950
Mike Hawthorne (UK), 1958
Phil Hill (USA) 1961
John Surtees (Great Britain), 1964
Denny Hulme (New Zealand), 1967
Jochen Rindt (Austria) 1970
James Hunt (UK), 1976
Mario Andretti (USA) 1978
Jody Schecter (South Africa) 1979
Alan Jones (Australia) 1980
Keke Rosberg (Finland) 1982
Nigel Mansell (UK), 1992
Damon Hill (Great Britain) 1996
Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) 1997
Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) 2007
Jenson Button (Great Britain), 2009
Nico Rosberg (ALE) 2016

Pilot titles by country:

UK 20
Germany 12
Brazil 8
Argentina 5
Finland 4
Australia 4
Austria 4
France 4
Italy 3
Netherlands 3

USA 2
Spain 2
New Zealand 1
South Africa 1
Canada 1

(EFE)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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