He goes a little further into the history of his sport. Max Verstappen became, this Sunday on the occasion of Las Vegas Grand Prixworld champion for the fourth time in a row. Two races from the end of the season, the Red Bull driver can no longer be joined by his main competitor, the Briton Lando Norris (McLaren).
The 27-year-old Dutchman joins the pantheon of Formula 1 Sebastian Vettel and Alain Prost with four titles. Only Juan Manuel Fangio (5), Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher, both record holders (7 crowns) do better.
The Red Bull driver, leading the championship from the first race of the year in Bahrain, will have led the World Championship from start to finish. Winner of 7 of the first 10 GPs, the 27-year-old driver was able to widen the gap before seeing his main competitor Lando Norrisreturn little by little in the second part of the season.
The manufacturers’ championship to seek
In difficulty with a declining RB20, “Super Max” experienced a big slump – 10 races without a victory – before returning to business at the very end of the year. Winner in Brazil in Dantean conditions 3 weeks ago, starting from 17th place, Verstappen gave himself the opportunity to finish this Sunday in Las Vegas. To do this, all he had to do was not concede more than two points to your rival in Sin City two Grand Prix from the end of the season. Done without difficulty!
Last objective of his season, the Red Bull protégé still has to seek the title of the builders with his team, currently 3rd in the championship, now significantly behind McLaren and Ferrari. To do this, he will have to count on the support of his teammate Sergio Perez, very disappointing this season, during the last two races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Because yes, quadruple world champion that he is, Max Verstappen cannot do everything alone!