Christian Horner waxed lyrical about Max Verstappen as he secure back-to-back Formula 1 drivers' titles with a supreme drive at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The race was a truncated one, with an almost two-hour delay after a red flag on the first lap. But despite all the disruption, once the action going again Verstappen was on another level and won the race by almost half-a-minute – he opened that gap in just 29 laps.
Following some initial confusion over the amount of points that would be awarded, it was declared that the Dutchman had built a lead big enough to secure the 2022 title with four races remaining. Sergio Perez took second place in the race, after Charles Leclerc was given a time penalty for an overly-aggressive defensive move against the Mexican.
