In the last race of the Formula 1 season, Max Verstappen took first place with a record

Verstappen, who declared his championship for the third consecutive time in the Formula 1 World Championship in the 18th stage, crossed the checkered flag first in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which was held over 58 laps on the Yas Marina circuit. , 5.3 kilometers. .

Verstappen, who finished at the top of the drivers’ standings with 575 points, broke a record by accumulating more than twice as many points as his closest follower and teammate, the Mexican Sergio Pérez (285). While the 26-year-old driver has won 19 of the 22 races this season, Sergio Pérez has 2 wins and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has one victory.

The sixth stage of the season, the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, was canceled due to adverse weather conditions.

Unable to break Red Bull’s dominance in the team standings, Mercedes finished a season without winning a race for the first time since the 2011 season. British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who has 7 world championships in his career, did not He was able to climb to the top of the podium in the last two seasons.

The top 5 positions in the classification of drivers and teams in Formula 1 are the following:

• pilots
• one. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 575
• 2. Sergio Pérez (Mexico): 285
• 3. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 234
• 4. Fernando Alonso (Spain): 206
• 5. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 206
• equipment
• one. Red bull: 860
• 2. Mercedes: 409
• 3. Ferrari: 406
• 4. McLaren: 302
• 5. Aston Martin: 280 (millimeters)