Max Verstappen is Formula One champion for a third year in a row after finishing second behind Australian rookie Oscar Piastri in the sprint race in Qatar.
Max Verstappen has won the Abu Dhabi GP and the F1 world title but his last-lap win over Lewis Hamilton was only sealed after Mercedes' protests were rejected.
Australian motor sport official Michael Masi has found himself unwittingly one of the central players in one of modern sport's great dramas as his decisions shaped the incredible season-ending Formula One championship climax.
Justin Bieber is facing growing calls to cancel a concert in Saudi Arabia next month as the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi joined a chorus urging him not to perform at the kingdom's Formula One race.
