Red Bull chief Helmut Marko said he was 'very surprised' when it was announced that Max Verstappen had been crowned world champion after his win at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Data experts thought that Verstappen would be a point short of that required to win the title with four races remaining and were left reading through the rules to see if full points would be awarded for the 28-lap race.
Despite championship rival Charles Leclerc receiving a penalty dropping him from second to third Red Bull thought that Verstappen would still be a single point short if awarded 19 points instead of 25 for the shortened race win.
