Support from the FIA: 'It's actually very simple'

The FIA faced a lot of criticism after the Japanese Grand Prix in recent days. Indeed, at the end of the race, there was much confusion as to whether Verstappen had already secured the world title. According to Christijan Albers, the criticism is unjustified because the regulations are clear.

As the drivers had only completed part of the race, many people thought the FIA would only hand out half points. In that case, Verstappen's lead was not yet big enough, but that changed when it appeared that full points would still apply.

Albers finds F1 rules clear

The former Formula 1 driver stressed that he himself did not know the Formula 1 rules by heart either, but that the FIA had done its homework well. Indeed, Albers believes the situation is clearly explained, he told the Telegraaf Formule 1 podcast.

"The big problem is that everyone there is twiddling their thumbs all day at the circuit. There must be so much news there every day that everyone thinks way too far and thinks about it again and then thinks again about what the situation is," Albers analyses the situation.

"When you take the regulations and the paragraph where it says it, it just says it very clearly. If a race is not cancelled, and it is not, then full points are just handed out. We can talk about it for hours, but it's actually very simple."