Jos Verstappen emotional after Max' world title: 'This is huge madness'
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Max Verstappen is World Champion. The Dutchman passed Lewis Hamilton in the last lap of the last race and didn't let go of that position anymore. Jos Verstappen saw it all happen and immediately after the race he gave his first reaction at Ziggo Sport.
"Red Bull has always been very tactical. For a very long time we couldn't win, we won very often on tactics. I'm extremely happy, it's obviously huge madness. Hopefully, those cars will be taken off the track as soon as possible, luckily they did", Verstappen explains.
Jos Verstappen could not believe his eyes
For a long time, the Dutchman didn't see things going his way, because Lewis Hamilton was extremely fast. A crash in the closing stages of the race by Nicholas Latifi brought out the safety car, allowing Red Bull Racing to attack on the softest tyre. They succeeded and Verstappen took the world title. "At some point that message comes and then you think, how.... Normally the cars always have to pass," said Verstappen, looking back at the late safety car.
In the opening lap, Verstappen already seemed to pass Hamilton, but that didn't work out then. In the end, it all fell together anyway."If Max goes outside the track he gets five seconds, if the other does, he gets nothing. At the end it's like it should be, then he shows it"