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#BREAKING Max Verstappen wins rain-hit Japanese GP, fails to clinch world title

#BREAKING Max Verstappen wins F1 world championship after Leclerc penalty

#UPDATE Red Bull's #Verstappen crossed the line first and was then awarded the title when second-place finisher Charles Leclerc was given five-second penalty, dropping him to third.

Driver and team standings after a rainy and world-title declaring #JapeneseGP

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Max Verstappen has joined a gilded group of double champions, completing a rapid rise to eminence with a flourish in Japanese rain at Suzuka.
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Max Verstappen said he was capable of dominating #Formula1 for years to come after clinching his second straight world title at the #JapaneseGP on Sunday.
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