Max Verstappen said he was capable of dominating Formula One for years to come after clinching his second straight world title at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
The flying Dutchman said it was a "crazy feeling" to lift the trophy for a second time -- then set his sights on ruling the sport for years to come.
"If I have a competitive car, I'm confident that we can keep this going," said the 25-year-old, who has won 12 of 18 races this season.
"It also depends on what the competition is going to come up with. I really believe in this group and I really hope that in the coming years we can enjoy a lot more wins and potentially of course championships."
The Japanese Grand Prix was staged for the first time since 2019 because of the pandemic, but the race got off to a chaotic start in heavy rain.
Verstappen was 46 points behind Leclerc after three races but went on to dominate, winning 11 of the next 15 grands prix. And he is hungry for more.
"I still want to try to win more races because with the car that we have now, you have to try to take advantage of that because you don't know if you're ever going to have that again in the years to come," he said.