Max Verstappen has claimed the 2024 F1 drivers’ title after finishing above closest challenger Lando Norris at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver, who started one spot ahead of Norris in fifth, finished the 50-lap race in the same position, while the McLaren driver came home in sixth.

Lewis Hamilton, a stalwart of F1, has reached out to express his congratulations to Max Verstappen for clinching his fourth World Championship title. Driving for Red Bull Racing, the Dutchman sealed his latest championship win with two races still to be contested in the current season.

Verstappen responded with the greatest display of his F1 career. In rainy conditions, he charged through to victory, taking the lead at the same moment Norris slid down the order after a mistake at Turn 1. A symbolic moment of the diverging paths of their title aspirations.