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How Verstappen joined F1's list of World Champions

Article To news overview © Red Bull Contentpool Max Verstappen has become Formula 1's latest World Champion, and first new winner of the prestigious Drivers' title since Nico Rosberg in 2016. With Verstappen finishing ahead of Hamilton in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his small points advantage after 22 races this year means that he is crowned Formula 1's 34th World Champion. Strangely, due to Verstappen's meteoric rise from karting into Formula 1 in the space of two years, it's his very first single-seater title, as he only finished third in the 2014 European Formula 3 Championship before stepping up to F1 with Toro Rosso in 2015. How did Verstappen do it? Verstappen's fight for the 2021...
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