Max Verstappen secured his fourth straight Formula 1 world championship after finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. George Russell took the victory in dominant fashion. Verstappen only needed to outscore Lando Norris to achieve this feat, making him the sixth driver in F1 history to win four or more titles.
MAX VERSTAPPEN WAS crowned champion of the world for a fourth successive year after finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix won in dominant style by George Russell .
Lewis Hamilton raced back from 10th to second to complete an impressive one-two finish for Mercedes. Carlos Sainz finished third for Ferrari, one place ahead of his team-mate Charles Leclerc. Verstappen beat Hamilton in deeply contentious circumstances to claim his first championship in 2021 before going on to win his next two titles in a period of domination rarely, if ever, seen in the sport.
— Formula 1 November 24, 2024 Red Bull are on course to finish third in the constructors’ championship this year. This century only Hamilton in 2008 with McLaren, and Verstappen in 2021, have won the drivers’ title when their team did not win the constructors’ championship. Verstappen then came under pressure from both Sainz and Leclerc in the closing stages, with the Spaniard moving past on lap 42 before Leclerc relegated the Red Bull man to fifth five laps later.
“Oh my God man,” said an emotional Verstappen. “What a season. Four times. It was a little bit more difficult than last year.”Russell’s win never looked in doubt after he nailed his start, while Hamilton picked off the opposition at will to make up eight places with relative ease.
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