Verstappen named best sportsman in the world

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20:36, 24 Apr 2022

Max Verstappen has been named the best sportsman in the world. He will be presented with the Laureus Award for this. The price is known as the Oscar in sports.

First Dutchman

It is the first time that a Dutchman has won this prestigious prize. In this competition, Verstappen defeated tennis player Novak Djokovic, swimmer Caeleb Dressel, athlete Eliud Kipochage, American football player Tom Brady and football player Robert Lewandowski.

Undoubtedly, Verstappen will receive the prize for capturing the F1 world title in an amazing battle with Lewis Hamilton.

Mercedes

The Laureus World Sports Awards are presented annually by the company Laureus International Media Office. Noteworthy: the award is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and the watch factory IWC Schaffhausen (a sponsor of the Mercedes F1 team).

On Twitter, Verstappen reacts:

Max Verstappen

@Max33Verstappen

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Really honored to be crowned World Sportsman of the Year by @laureussport Off course I have to thank @redbullracing, as I couldn’t have managed this without their incredible support A special thank you goes out to my dad @MaVic009 I’ll never forget everything he did #Laureus22

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	219
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	169
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	160
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	138
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	128
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	109
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	92
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	68
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	43
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	23
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	2
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
20	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
21	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
22	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Verstappen named best sportsman in the world

First Dutchman

Mercedes

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