Red Bull’s Max Verstappen safeguarded his 4th successive Formula One globe champion after completing 5th at the Las Vegas Grand Prix onSaturday The 27-year-old Dutch vehicle driver currently holds an undisputable 63-point lead over McLaren’s Lando Norris, with 2 races still to go.
The flashy evening race saw George Russell victory from lead, leading a Mercedes one-two as colleague Lewis Hamilton rose from 10th on the grid to end up 2nd. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz completed the platform in 3rd, complied with very closely by colleague Charles Leclerc in 4th.
Lando Norris, that finished the race in 6th, made a late rest stop to assert the fastest lap and safeguard a reward factor for McLaren.
Reflecting on his accomplishment, Verstappen shared his thankfulness over group radio: âWhat a season. Four times. Thank you guys. Thank you to everyone. It was a little bit more difficult than last year, but we pulled through and gave it all.â
Meanwhile, the fight for 2nd area in the builders’ champion stays limited. Ferrari’s double-points end up decreased the void to McLaren to 24 factors, including intrigue to the lasts of the period.
Multiple Champions
7 – Schumacher, Hamilton
5 – Fangio
4 – Prost, Vettel, Verstappen
3 – Brabham, Stewart, Lauda, Piquet, Senna
2 – Alonso, Ascari, Clark, Fittipaldi, Hakkinen, Graham Hill.
