Verstappen edges Norris successful the contention and becomes the sixth antheral to assertion 4 satellite title titles, each successful a row.
Published On 24 Nov 2024
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has claimed his 4th consecutive Formula One satellite title, and 4th twelvemonth successful a row, aft finishing 5th and taking an unbeatable pb implicit McLaren’s Lando Norris successful the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
With 2 rounds to spare successful the 2024 championship, the Dutch operator did capable to pip Norris for the satellite rubric arsenic George Russell of Mercedes won the contention nether the lights connected Saturday.
The 27-year-old came location successful 5th spot and became conscionable the sixth antheral aft Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Manuel Fangio, Sebastian Vettel and Alain Prost to assertion 4 championships.
Russell won the contention from rod presumption successful a Mercedes one-two decorativeness with squad mate Lewis Hamilton, who started 10th.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was 3rd with squad mate Charles Leclerc fourth.
Norris, who finished sixth, made a precocious pitstop to unafraid a bonus constituent for the fastest lap.
“What a season. Four times. Thank you guys. Thank you to everyone,” Verstappen said implicit squad vigor aft taking the chequered emblem and being congratulated connected becoming a four-times champion.
“It was a small spot much hard than past twelvemonth but we pulled done and we gave it all.”
In the constructors’ standings, Ferrari closed the spread to McLaren to 24 points.