Verstappen and Perez discuss their favourites for the World Cup in Qatar

08:51, 16 Jul 2022

The Formula 1 season ends on 20 November this year, but sports fans have no fear. One day later, the World Cup football championships will be held in Qatar. Max Verstappen says he gives the Netherlands a chance to win the world title, if only to be positive.

When the reigning world champion is asked which country will be holding the biggest cup at the end of the tournament, he replies with the Netherlands. Sergio Perez gets the same question from his teammate, but he clearly has less confidence in the Mexican team. In the video, Arjen Robben's alleged misconduct in the 2010 World Cup eighth finals between the Netherlands and Mexico is also discussed, something that is still very high on the Mexican mind. Watch the whole clip above from 5:00 min.

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 and Perez discuss their favourites for the World Cup in Qatar

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