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Components 1: Max Verstappen clinches 4th straight title as George Russell wins Las Vegas Grand Prix
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Components 1: Max Verstappen clinches 4th straight title as George Russell wins Las Vegas Grand Prix

By Miles Cooper November 25, 2024
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Components 1: Max Verstappen clinches 4th straight title as George Russell wins Las Vegas Grand Prix

Max Verstappen is a four-time Components 1 champion.

Verstappen received his fourth consecutive title late Saturday night time in Las Vegas with a fifth-place end. Verstappen merely wanted to remain forward of Lando Norris to clinch the championship with two races to go.

Verstappen is the fifth driver to win at the least 4 straight titles, becoming a member of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio. Hamilton received 4 consecutive championships from 2017-2020, that means there have solely been two F1 champions up to now eight seasons. Whenever you throw in Nico Rosberg’s title in 2016, simply 4 drivers have received a world championship since Jenson Button was the 2009 champion.

The weekend didn’t get off to a very good begin for Verstappen. Purple Bull was left looking for tempo throughout the first two observe classes and even introduced the fallacious rear wing to the monitor. The automotive had a higher-downforce attachment on it as an alternative of a smaller wing for the lengthy straightaway down Las Vegas Boulevard.

That didn’t matter. Verstappen certified fifth and drove his technique to second within the opening stage of the race. He fell again within the second half, however was loads forward of Norris, who completed sixth and was practically 10 seconds again earlier than making a free pit cease with two laps to go for recent tires and a run on the quickest lap of the race.

Although Verstappen clinched the championship earlier than the top of the season, the 2024 season went significantly totally different than 2023 and 2022 did. He has eight wins by 22 races thus far after he received 19 of twenty-two races a season in the past and received 15 of twenty-two in 2022.

However he was nonetheless by far the most effective driver regardless of not having a automotive that was as dominant because it was the earlier two seasons. As his teammate Sergio Perez constantly struggled, Verstappen wrung the most effective out of the automotive regardless of a 10-race winless streak that he snapped earlier within the month on the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Russell’s victory is his second of the season. Which means seven drivers — Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri — have received at the least two races in 2024. That is by no means occurred earlier than in F1 historical past.

Russell began first and wasn’t handed below inexperienced as he rapidly pulled away from the sphere. Hamilton made an excellent drive from tenth to second however used up his tires as he valiantly tried to chase down Russell and misplaced time to his teammate within the last three laps.

Hamilton would have had a fantastic shot on the race win with a greater third spherical of qualifying. However he did not get a very good lap within the last spherical and needed to begin final among the many 10 drivers who superior. Hamilton was the one different driver outdoors of Russell to guide a lap, as he briefly inherited the lead when Russell made his first pit cease of the race.

1. George Russell, Mercedes

2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

3. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

4. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

5. Max Verstappen, Purple Bull

6. Lando Norris, McLaren

7. Oscar Piastri, McLaren

8. Nico Hulkenberg, Haas

9. Yuki Tsunoda, RB

10. Sergio Perez, Purple Bull

11. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin

12. Kevin Magnussen, Haas

13. Zhou Guanyu, Sauber

14. Franco Colapinto, Williams

15. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin

16. Liam Lawson, RB

17. Esteban Ocon, Alpine

18. Valtteri Bottas, Sauber

Not labeled: Alex Albon (Williams), Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

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