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Christian Horner Finally Fulfills Red Bull Tradition With Max Verstappen As F1 World Wipes A Tear Over Emotional Moment

Published 10/23/2022, 6:16 PM EDT

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What if Dietrich Mateschitz would have been alive to see this? What if Red Bull’s boss would’ve been there in Austin to witness what his team has achieved for the first time since 2013? Alas, he was not there to witness how the mighty Red Bulls charged on track.

As Max Verstappen crossed the finish line before anyone else in Austin, an elated Christian Horner connected to Max Verstappen’s radio to share the ultimate joy. The fans quickly took cognizance of this message and spread the joy on social media.

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To fulfill the Red Bull tradition, the team boss said, “Max Verstappen, you are the world champion! We are world champions!” as Red Bull Racing become the 2022 F1 Constructors’ Champions.

Fans share their joy over Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s victory!

The confirmation came after Verstappen won the United States Grand Prix race, and Perez finished in P4. At the same time, Leclerc finished in P3 and Sainz had a DNF for Ferrari, the lone contenders for the Championship.

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Given below are some of the fan reactions taken from Twitter.

The day ended on a good note for the Austrian team as they picked up a milestone. The Bulls’ star driver Verstappen equaled his season win record with that of Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher after he took the chequered flag in Austin.

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A total of 13 wins in 19 races got the Dutchman to achieve this brilliant record. As for Red Bull, it’s a doubleheader for them as they helped Verstappen pick up the Driver’s championship in the last race in Japan, and today, they picked up the constructors’ championship.

For the first time since 2013, Red Bull has come out as the winners. The Milton-Keynes-based team has picked up 656 points as compared to the Italians’ 469. An incredible cushion of 187 points gave away the title to Red Bull with three more races left in this season.

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With this win, the Bulls have picked up a staggering 15 wins this year out of the total 19 rounds. Did you enjoy Red Bull’s championship win? Let us know in the comments!

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Sabyasachi Biswas

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Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 and NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Master's in Mass Communication and Journalism from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Sabyasachi is an ardent Red Bull and Max Verstappen fan and has been following the sport for over a decade now.
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Ranvijay Singh