What Max Verstappen needs to do at Las Vegas Grand Prix to win Formula 1 title

Max Verstappen is connected the verge of beating Lando Norris to a fourth-straight Formula 1 rubric and tin bash truthful astatine this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Following a stunning triumph astatine the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, and Norris’ ‘unlucky’ sixth-placed finish, the Dutchman leads the standings by 62 points with conscionable 3 races to go.

After winning 7 of the archetypal 10 races of the season, Verstappen’s triumph seemed inevitable but McLaren’s turnaround successful gait has fixed Norris the accidental to propulsion disconnected 1 of the top comebacks successful F1 history.

While that is inactive possible, the Red Bull operator present has 1 manus connected the trophy. Metro instrumentality a look astatine the rubric permutations:

What does Max Verstappen request to bash to triumph the F1 drivers’ championship?

There are conscionable 3 rounds near of the 2024 F1 season: Las Vegas, Qatar (where a sprint contention volition beryllium held) and Abu Dhabi.

That means determination are 86 points up for grabs successful full but providing Verstappen holds a 60 constituent vantage implicit Norris aft Vegas, helium volition beryllium crowned champion.

With his pb presently astatine 62 points, he request lone decorativeness up of his rival astatine the adjacent contention successful bid to seal the deal.

Alternatively, arsenic agelong arsenic Norris doesn’t outscore him by 3 points oregon more, Verstappen volition assertion the title.

If the brace decorativeness connected the aforesaid fig of points travel season’s end, the Dutchman volition inactive look victorious by virtuousness of having much contention wins (8 to 3 arsenic it stands).

What does Lando Norris request to bash to triumph the F1 drivers’ championship?

On average, Norris needs to outscore Verstappen by 21 points successful each remaining circular to triumph the championship. A precise gangly ask.

In bid to support the rubric contention going into Qatar, the Brit indispensable outscore his hostile by astatine slightest 3 points connected the streets of Vegas. Victory would guarantee that.

But adjacent if helium wins each remaining races, he’ll request to commune that Verstappen and Red Bull travel up a fewer times and driblet a important fig of points.

Who volition triumph the F1 constructors’ championship?

While not arsenic prestigious, the constructors’ title is important to teams not lone for clout but fiscal reasons.

Despite Verstappen’s heroics, it is McLaren not Red Bull who are successful premier presumption to triumph this title, acknowledgment successful portion to the mediocre performances of Sergio Perez who has scored little than fractional the points of his teammate.

As it stands, McLaren pb connected 593 points, with Ferrari 2nd connected 557 and Red Bull 3rd connected 544. With 147 points inactive connected offer, thing tin happen.

The consistency of Norris and Oscar Piastri has enactment the papaya squad connected people for their archetypal constructors’ rubric since 1998, but the continued efforts of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are hoping to extremity Ferrari’s 16-year hold for a championship.

When is the Las Vegas Grand Prix? Qualifying and contention times and however to watch

The Las Vegas Grand Prix takes spot connected the play of November 22-24.

Unusually, the contention volition instrumentality spot connected a Saturday nighttime Vegas clip successful bid to champion cater for some section audiences and those successful antithetic clip zones astir the world.

In the UK, qualifying gets underway connected Saturday, November 23 astatine 6am, with the race starting astatine the aforesaid clip connected Sunday, November 24.

You tin ticker the imaginable rubric decider connected Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event, portion Channel 4 volition supply highlights of the contention from 12.30pm connected Sunday

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