Max Verstappen world champion can be proclaimed this Sunday in Marina Bay, if a carom is fulfilled that begins with a victory for the pilot of Red Bulla quite feasible condition if we consider that the Dutchman has achieved the last five victories of the world, and a total of 11 of the 15 disputed until today. With these great numbers, it is only a matter of time to set a date for the revalidation of his title in Formula 1. It may be this October 2 at the Singapore GP, or it can be on the 9th, just a week later, in the Japanese GP. In one circuit or another, Mad Max will have four or five races left over to be crowned, which shows his authority, and the strength of his car and his team, against a Ferrari with too many ups and downs.
The outcome of the last World Cup, with that direct duel in the last lap between Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, after having spent the entire calendar with a clean thrashing, sometimes literally, had left us hungry for an edition with emotions similar to those of then. The change in the regulation, in theory aimed at matching, added one more incentive, which has not been fulfilled either. So far only Red Bull and Ferrari have won. Not even Mercedes. There was a time, especially at the beginning of the Championship, when sensations similar to that frantic pulse of 2021 were experienced, but with a change of protagonists. Charles Leclerc won two of the first three races and rivaled without complexes with the champion. But it was a mirage. While Red Bull was evolving a car more and more tailored to Verstappen, Ferrari has been leaving opportunities along the way due to reliability failures, bad strategies, bungling in the pit-lane, driving errors… In the end, Max has had no rival. The opposition fizzled out…offering a fight.