{"id":295445,"date":"2023-10-07T21:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295445"},"modified":"2023-10-07T21:47:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T21:47:56","slug":"red-bulls-max-verstappen-crowned-world-champion-for-the-third-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/racing\/f1\/red-bulls-max-verstappen-crowned-world-champion-for-the-third-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull&apos;s Max Verstappen crowned world champion for the third time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Max Verstappen is crowned world champion for the THIRD consecutive year as rampant Red Bull superstar confirms his dominance after Sergio Perez crashes in Qatar sprint<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Red Bull&#8217;s Max Verstappen has wrapped up his third consecutive world title\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The drivers&#8217; championship leader needed to finish just sixth or above in Qatar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His triumph was confirmed after closest rival Sergio Perez span out the race<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Max Verstappen\u00a0has officially secured his third consecutive Formula One world title.<\/p>\n<p>The rampant Red Bull superstar has proven untouchable this year and confirmed his dominance once and for all after Sergio Perez crashed out of the Qatar sprint race.<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen needed to finish at least sixth to add another championship trophy to his tally but was nudged over the line following an incident involving Perez.<\/p>\n<p>Perez&#8217;s two early victories in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan\u00a0and\u00a0Carlos Sainz&#8217;s win in Singapore\u00a0remain the only blots on Verstappen&#8217;s masterful record this season.<\/p>\n<p>He now trails his team-mate by a staggering gap totalling over 180 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/18\/76282067-0-image-a-3_1696700959428.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen secured his third consecutive world title during the Qatar Grand Prix sprint<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/18\/76282069-0-image-a-4_1696700963728.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The rampant champion has won 13 of the 16 races so far this year and proven untouchable<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/07\/18\/76282073-0-image-a-5_1696700968141.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Verstappen needed to finish just sixth to confirm his triumph but went on to take second place<\/p>\n<p>Verstappen has won 13 races to date this year, with Perez and Ferrari&#8217;s Carlos Sainz the only other drivers to take the chequered flag in first place.<\/p>\n<p>He also set a new record for racking up 10 consecutive victories earlier in the campaign, surpassing the legendary Michael Schumacher in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Further underlining his status as one of the all-time greats, Verstappen, who narrowly missed out in Qatar, also emerged on top in two of the year&#8217;s four sprints.<\/p>\n<p>His triumph leaves Perez and Lewis Hamilton locked in a tussle over the runner-up position, with Fernando Alonso unlikely to mount a last-gasp push.<\/p>\n<p>Perez had looked to delay the inevitable but was sent into an unfortunate spin following a racing incident tangle involving Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12605697\/Max-Verstappen-world-champion-Red-Bull-Sergio-Perez-Qatar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Verstappen is crowned world champion for the THIRD consecutive year as rampant Red Bull superstar confirms his dominance after <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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