Max Verstappen: 2022 F1 title win “really enjoyable” compared to “emotional” Lewis Hamilton fight
Verstappen dominated the 2022 campaign, winning a record-breaking 15 races, ultimately taking the ti🃏tle with four rounds to go at the Japanese Grand Prix.
It was in stark contrast to 2021, where Verstappen secured his maiden crown on the final lap against 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton in a controversial ending in 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Abu Dhabi.
On Friday, Verstappe🦄n was officially crowned 2022 F1 drivers’ champion, collec🅰ting the trophy at the FIA’s Prize Giving Gala in Bologna.
Speak𒆙ing ahead of the ceremony, Verstappen ꦉexplained the differences between the two seasons.
"The emotions are very different, but I think they should be a𝄹nyway, because your whole life you aim for one particular goal, and that's to become a world champion for me in F1, so the first one is always an emotional one once you achieve it,” Verstappen said.
"But this year has been very different. I do think we were more competitive this year, and more enjoyable with how we performed as a whole team. We won the Dr﷽ivers’, and the Constructors’, we had a lot of victories as a team, so I would say this one is better and more rewarding.”
Verstappen described his 2021 vi🐎ctory over Hamilton as “more emotional”, elaborating💮 how he has grown as a driver.
"But the first one will always be more emotional,” Verstappen added. “This year has🔯 been really, really enjoyable. Last year w⛎as the first time I was in a fight to win a title, so that was the first time you get that kind of experience.
"As a driver you learn from every single year, you get more experience and you look at what you can do better. And you know that when you have to fight for a title, yo𝕴u have to score points basically every race,꧟ as much as you can.
"That's why, of course, at the beginning of the year it was very tough to have those DNF's, but I knew from that point onwards, I couldn't afford any mistakes from my side in case we would have a retirement for whatever reason. So you al🗹ways try to be as clean as you can be and try to be as perfect as you can every single weekend. It's what I try to demand from mysel✱f every time I jump into the car."
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