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And in a thrilling final round, Sergio Perez helped Max Verstappen to secure the qualifying championship for 2022, beating Charles Leclerc by a mere three points. Ferrari will be kicking themselves over their mistake to put Leclerc on intermediate tyres in Brazil, and they actually threw away what had been a 43 point lead with just three races remaining. Perez’s four hundredths ahead of Leclerc, along with Verstappen’s brilliant pole, decided the fate of the championship. Ferrari still claimed the constructors’ title, however, small consolation after Leclerc had dominated the drivers’ title all season only to lose it in the final round in a manner similar to Niki Lauda in 1976.
Final standings:
1. Max Verstappen 400
2. Charles Leclerc 397
3. Carlos Sainz 303
4. Sergio Perez 263
5. Lewis Hamilton 177
6. George Russell 172
7. Lando Norris 119
8. Fernando Alonso 103
9. Esteban Ocon 72
10. Kevin Magnussen 67
11. Valtteri Bottas 45
12. Pierre Gasly 25
13. Daniel Ricciardo 25
14. Mick Schumacher 17
15. Yuki Tsunoda 13
16. Sebastian Vettel 10
17. Lance Stroll 8
18. Zhou Guanyu 3
19. Alexander Albon 2
20. Nicholas Latifi 1
21. Nyck de Vries 0
22. Nico Hulkenberg 0
1. Ferrari 700
2. Red Bull 663
3. Mercedes 349
4. Alpine 175
5. McLaren 144
6. Haas 84
7. Alfa Romeo 48
8. Alpha Tauri 38
9. Aston Martin 18
10. Williams 3
Also, what a fine job Sebastian Vettel did today.
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