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The Dutchman secured his third title in the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint.
Max Verstappen has jokingly blamed Formula 1 for complicating his title celebrations due to external factors. He secured his third consecutive championship at the Qatar Grand Prix, but because of the Sprint format, the title was confirmed on Saturday, dampening the initial euphoria. Verstappen pointed out that F1 introduced the sprint weekends and these situations are out of his control. However, he acknowledged that he always aims to score as many points as possible and that led to his early victory. Verstappen expressed his pride in joining the likes of Fangio, Schumacher, Vettel, and Hamilton in achieving this feat and enjoyed working with brilliant minds and nice people in the F1 community.
Source: RacingNews 365
