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Max Verstappen wins third world championship after winning Qatar Grand Prix

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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands talks to journalists at the Baku circuit, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, April 27, 2022. The Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

By: Johnny Resendiz

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen is now a three-time world champion.

With five races still left, Verstappen has won enough points, 433, with Sunday's first-place win at the Qatar Grand Prix to take home the title again.

Verstappen has won 14 of the 17 races so far this season and has now extended his championship-winning streak to three straight years.

The next stop is the U.S. Grand Prix In Austin, Texas, and then, five and half weeks from now, Formula One hits the streets of Vegas with the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

COUNTDOWN TO F1

The race week begins Nov. 16th, with the race itself set for Saturday, Nov. 18th at 10 p.m.

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