- As I have understood it now, it is the case that they completed or drove to the intended maximum time and thereby they can award full points.

But it is very unclear.

I have just seen the competition and have to check a turn to how it could happen like this, says the expert.

But Dahlgren needn't feel stupid.

Most people at the Suzuka circuit including Verstappen and his team did not understand the regulations and were very doubtful that they would secure the WC title.

It took more than a quarter of an hour before it was officially announced that full points were awarded so apparently it was not clear even to organizers and TV production.

- Yes, they usually have the whole team sitting and calculating everything, so it's very strange that they didn't know about it, says Dahlgren.

No conspiracy

If you want to be conspiratorial, you can almost believe that that rule just appeared in time?

- No, I still don't think so in this case.

The Formula 1 circus is too big an organization but it's a rule that's quite specific to Formula 1 and not something I've heard of in another series.

It was probably special coincidences that caused that rule to be applied today.

Apart from the strange way in which the F1 champion was crowned, it was a most worthy winner who secured his second straight World Championship title today.

- Yes, regardless of this, it was only a matter of time before Max would become world champion.

He has been a super talent ever since he started karting.

He has won everything he set his mind to. He is a very fast driver and he has also become a very smart driver.

- A fast and smart Verstappen becomes world champion.

Verstappen will win year after year

Do you see any contenders for next year?

- No, actually, I don't.

But Leclerc is probably the strongest contender on pure speed, but his confidence has been knocked by his own mistakes and a lot of mistakes from the team.

And let's not forget Mercedes with two very strong drivers in Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.

If they get some weather, they can challenge Red Bull and Verstappen.

Do you think we will get a new era, like with Schumacher and Hamilton, with the same champion several years in a row?

- Yes, I'm afraid of that.

He has all the tools in the toolbox of a world champion and it could be that he stacks the titles.

Dahlgren is looking forward to next year's season.

If Mercedes and Ferrari continue to develop and can approach Red Bull.

- If they succeed in that, we can have a fantastic F1 season next year.

The sport of Formula 1 is doing amazingly well at the moment with incredible growth in audiences and followers, the sport is getting stronger every year.