Despite winning 19 of the 22 races on his way to being crowned world champion for the third successive year in a record-breaking 2023 campaign, Verstappen missed out on the award to Manchester City’s 🌜goal machine. 

Haaland scored 5𒆙2 goals in all competitions as he enjoyed an incredible 🍃first season in English football. 

The 23-year-old Norwegian striker broke the record for most goals in a Premier League season, netting 36 times in 35 games across 2022-2023, with his goals helping fire Manch♋ester City to a historic treble. 

It marks the second year in a row that Verstappen has been beaten to the gong by a fooꦆtballer, with Lionel Messi triumphing in 2022. 

The Red Bull driver was up for the award alongside Haaland (Football), Simone Biles (Gymnastics), Siya Kolisi (Rugby Union),🍨 Aitana🐲 Bonmati (Football) and Novak Djokovic (Tennis). 

F1 drivers have won the overseas award just twice in the past, with Niki Lauda scooping it in 1977 and Sebastian ﷽Vettel winning in 2013.