Max Verstappen elated after winning third consecutive world championship

Max Verstappen elated after winning third consecutive world championship

“È a fantastic feeling, we had an incredible season. I’m proud to be part of this team. We will also try to do the best we can in the future". These are the first words of Max Verstappen after the sprint race in Qatar, in which he è clasified second and that graduated him world champion for the third consecutive time.

Verstappen è the fifth driver to win three consecutive Formula One world titles after Juan Manuel Fangio, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, who then extended their streak to four, and Michael Schumacher, who came in at five.

"Today’s race è was fun even with the many safety cars, I’m very happy – continued the 26-year-old Red Bull Dutchman -. Piastri had a great race, especially because heè had medium tires. I thought I was going to catch him but I couldn”.