Meanwhile, after a sprint race and the main race, the driver standings are as follows:
1: Qin Miao. 391
2: Verstappen. 357
3: Leclerc. 262
4: Perez. 251
5: Hamilton. 237
6: Sainz. 134
7: Norris. 93
8: O'Kang. 80
9: Alonso. 51
10: Bottas. 41
11: Vettel. 28
12: Zhou Guanyu. 26
13: Ricardo. 26
14: Gasly. 21
15: Magelsen. 20
16: Tsunoda. 9
17: Stroll. 8
18: Mick. 6
19: Albon. 1
20: Russell. 1
21: De Vries. 1
After the race, the point gap between Qin Miao and Verstappen has reached 34 points, which is a score that Verstappen cannot surpass or tie in the next race, effectively concluding the 2022 World Championship one race early.
Moreover, the nearly 100-point gap between Verstappen and Leclerc has secured Verstappen the second position of the year, and although there is still some distance from Qin Miao's world championship, Verstappen has shown significant progress compared to the 2021 season.
