Lando Norris leaving the FIA garage after the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit (Source: Getty)
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen has won the 2024 Formula 1 championship. A relieved Lando Norris reacted during the post-race media interaction when questioned about the title fight ending in Las Vegas.
While Verstappen took an early lead in the championship by winning four of the first five races in the 2024 season, Norris and McLaren began fighting back from the Miami Grand Prix onward. With a much upgraded MCL38 race car, the young Brit consistently kept scoring points after the summer break, closing the gap to Verstappen in the Drivers' table.
However, with Red Bull bringing critical upgrades ahead of the US Grand Prix at Austin, Verstappen began extracting maximum performance from his RB20 race car. With a win at the rain-soaked Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace circuit in Sao Paulo, the gap between the two leaders increased to 62 points, allowing Verstappen an opportunity to win the title in Las Vegas.
