It was there, under the bright lights of “Sin City”, “the city of sin”, that Max Verstappen won his fourth Formula 1 (F1) world championship title in 2024. The Las Vegas Grand Prix, Saturday 22 November (race starts at 8 pm, or 5 am, Sunday, in Paris), this time, will not crown any king: the British driver Lando Norris, who is at the top of the driver rankings, mathematically cannot be crowned in Nevada.
With three Grands Prix and one sprint race remaining at the end of the season, he leads McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri by 24 points (390 points, compared to 366 points for Oscar Piastri) while there are still 83 points to be taken. Even if he wins in Las Vegas without the Australian scoring a single point, Lando Norris will be just 49 points ahead of his current runner-up: not enough to lift the final trophy, but enough to touch it with his fingertips.
Relegated to 49 points behind the leaders before the Americans’ third stop of the season, Max Verstappen (341 points) needs a miracle to hope to retain his property. The Dutch driver from the Red Bull team should win the event… and expect a bad day for McLaren. The first two editions of the Grand Prix were not very successful for the British team. Lando Norris was forced to retire in 2023. He finished 6the in 2024. “Racing in Las Vegas is tough, admitted the latter. But that doesn’t mean we won’t give it our all (…). I’m ready for that final push. »
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