The Formula One season had the same outcome as the previous four with the drivers world title going to Dutchman Max Verstappen.
This win was a real credit to his driving ability after being challenged throughout by McLaren. Let’s look at his win, finalised in Las Vegas.
This win was a real credit to his driving ability after being challenged throughout by McLaren. Let’s look at his win, finalised in Las Vegas.
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00:00Red Bull's Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship with fifth place
00:07in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
00:10The race was won by Mercedes George Russell, who held off a charge by team-mate Lewis Hamilton,
00:15the seven-time champion taking second place from tenth on the grid.
00:20Verstappen's position behind the Ferraris of Carlos Sanz and Charles Leclerc was more
00:25than enough for the Dutchman.
00:27His title rival Lando Norris could manage only sixth for McLaren, his deficit to the
00:32Dutchman now 63 points, with a maximum of 60 available.
00:37Verstappen joins Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel as a four-time champion, with only
00:41Hamilton Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio ahead of him in that list.
00:47What a season, Verstappen said to his team over the radio.
00:51To stand here as a four-time world champion is something I never thought possible, so
00:55standing here relieved in a way, but also extremely proud.