DOHA, Qatar — Max Verstappen wrapped up his 3rd Components One championship on Saturday with six races to alternative.

Verstappen attach the name as his after name rival and teammate Sergio Perez crashed out on lap 11 of the 23-lap dash race later colliding with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg.

Verstappen turns into the primary motive force to accumulation the name in a race beneath the layout presented in 2021. His dominant season has integrated a report 10 immediately victories between Might’s Miami Brilliant Prix and September’s Italian Brilliant Prix.

Will have to he win the Qatar Brilliant Prix on Sunday, he’ll be one victory clear of similar his personal report of 15 wins in one season from latter time.

Fittingly for a season which has been so one-sided, Verstappen made some historical past in how he attach it, turning into the primary motive force in 40 years to clinch on a Saturday.

The latter motive force to take action was once Nelson Piquet, the daddy of Verstappen’s long-term female friend Kelly, on the 1987 Jap Brilliant Prix.