After what he described as a “very messy” weekend in Singapore, Max Verstappen will try again to wrap up his 2022 drivers’ title this weekend in Japan. Under the Singapore lights, the Dutchman’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez raced to victory on the damp street circuit and said Verstappen will have to work on his title once again this weekend at Suzuka. And if he finishes second at Suzuka, a fifth place for Leclerc will still see Verstappen crowned champion even without the race win. “The whole weekend wasn’t a birthday present,” Red Bull’s Dr Helmut Marko said. “It all started yesterday (Saturday), of course,” Max said. Verstappen, however, insists he will sleep well in the few days between Singapore and Japan.

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