Mathematics speaks for itself, Max's second title Verstappen and the technical knockout of Ferrari they may arrive already this Sunday in Singapore. Barely a year after winning his first title against Lewis Hamilton, Dutch can repeat the iris, always in Asia, and always at night.
Verstappen soon champion, but the plot changes
Verstappen's first world title came in a peculiar way. After a duel that lasted an entire season with the seven-time Mercedes world champion, the Red Bull number 1 redeemed the championship in an unexpected way, on the last lap, with all the events to follow on the FIA scandal. Max has definitely gotten to breathe easier this year, despite the Leclerc victories in Bahrain and Australia promised a similarly tight year.
The Red Bull-Verstappen partnership has cooperated with naturalness and experience, especially when we consider how well the whole team can be broken in after the breathtaking fight of 2021. Getting to the first world match point with six games to go says a lot about the level reached by Milton Keynes and the Dutchman; but, if you like, you are telling a lie given the potential expressed by Maranello's rivals. Ferrari will have to rebuild if he wants to avoid the repetition of a defeat of this caliber.
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The detachment from the second in standings Charles Leclerc it is abysmal: 116 points. The possibilities for the champion to sign the world championship already in Marina Bay this weekend are various. However, it's easy to think it will be Japan the grand prix in which Max will become champion again. But in which case would Max end the game already this weekend? The possibilities are various: the first, for which Max should win with the fastest lap, Perez arriving no earlier than fifth place, and Leclerc in ninth. In the event that Max fails to sign the fastest lap, Leclerc will have to do no better than tenth position, and Perez fifth. Finally, Max would become champion if Perez did the fast lap but without finishing before sixth place, and Leclerc of tenth.
In short, the odds are low, even if in Formula 1 everything can change in a few seconds. The most realistic eventuality is to see the title arrive in the land of the rising sun, with the poetic coincidence of arriving at the victory of the iris on the path of the country of origin of the engine manufacturer Honda.
SOURCE: Motorsport Italy
