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Verstappen takes 2nd drivers' title with Japanese GP win

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is still the world champion (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen clinched his second consecutive Formula One drivers' title by winning the Japanese Grand Prix in the rain at Suzuka on Sunday.

Verstappen has been dominant all season and claimed the title with four races remaining.

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