International media: 'That shows Verstappen's great superiority'

Max Verstappen pulled off his second world title in a row in the Japanese Grand Prix after a chaotic race in which the FIA once again had a role to play. International media waxed lyrical about the 'Flying Dutchman's' performance.

Marca

"Deserved title," begins Spain's Marca. "With 12 wins, there is little to add. He has won them in all shapes and sizes and yesterday's victory, in the middle of chaos, by beating the rest with two starts and varying conditions, shows his great superiority this year."

The medium also praised the performance of Sergio Perez, who again played a key role in his teammate's title race, as he did in Abu Dhabi. "He conjures again, like last year in battle with Hamilton. Yesterday he put pressure on Leclerc and made him lose the right points for Max's title."

L'Equipe

France's L'Equipe saw an "unsinkable" Verstappen grab his second world title in a row after a chaotic race. " His reign is here to stay," writes the newspaper. "Max Verstappen does absolutely nothing like the others. It is the hallmark of the greats that they know how to stand out, but he does it at dizzying heights."

By adding a second world championship in a row to his record, the Dutchman has clearly shown, according to L'Equipe, that he is among the few drivers who become legends. "And he writes his own in a unique way," the newspaper said.

Corriere della Sera

Maximum points for Verstappen from Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, which speaks of a race with "motorboats instead of race cars. " The water seemed to 'bless' the Flying Dutchman and elevate his extraordinary talent in a GP that turned into a 40-minute sprint race," writes the newspaper.

However, there is also criticism of the FIA, particularly for the incident where there was a tractor on the track that the drivers raced past. In contrast, apart from Verstappen, there is also high praise for Red Bull Racing's RB18: "The RB18 started out as a problematic single-seater, but Milton Keynes' brain managed to transform it in a short time, a sign that Adrian Newey' s latest creation had some merit."

The Guardian

People in Britain also have nothing but praise for the two-time world champion. "Verstappen's imperious march to second F1 title is a testament to his mastery" The Guardian headlines. "Dominant and imperious, there was an unmistakable air to how Max Verstappen secured his second Formula One world championship that had familiar echoes of the greats who have indelibly made their mark on the sport"

The British newspaper stressed that it was undeniably Verstappen's season, but that the Red Bull driver definitely had to work for it. "This season has belonged to Verstappen who delivered with the command and control of a champion, with an almost untrammelled confidence and ease, yet it was a title for which he most assuredly had to work"