A "mistake" made by Formula 1 chiefs last season led to the loophole which saw Max Verstappen earn enough points at the Japanese Grand Prix to be crowned world champion," Christian Horner said.
The title 'race' has been a foregone conclusion for a long time now. The Dutchman overcame a couple of early-season reliability issues to dominate this year's championship, opening up a massive gap to Charles Leclerc and team-mate Sergio Perez in the drivers' standings.
He made it official at Suzuka, after earning enough points to make it mathematically impossible for the Red Bull star to be caught. But that didn't look to be the case at first, as the race was shortened due to the terrible weather and it was expected that points would be awarded proportionately with only 29 laps completed.
