Red Bull team boss Christian Horner thinks F1 made a mistake with the wording of revised points rules that handed Max Verstappen the world championship in Japan. Here's what he said ⬇️ JapaneseGP
The immediate aftermath of the race in Suzuka descended into farce amid confusion over whether or not a penalty for Ferrari'sMany teams, including Red Bull itself, shared the wide-held view that new rules introduced after last year's shambolic Belgian Grand Prix meant Verstappen would not be given full points for his win, as the race had not run beyond 75% distance.
That meant Verstappen was classified as champion, something he was taken aback on in the immediate aftermath of the race. "We were under the strong impression that only with 75% of the race, full points will be scored. So we felt we were going to be one point short. "We were confused, and we thought it would not have been the full awards," he said."So initially, our calculations were such that he was not world champion.
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