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The name of the Formula 1 champion for the 2024 season has been announced
24.11.2024 16:01
Max Verstappen became Formula 1 champion for the fourth time in a row.
The representative of the Netherlands and the Red Bull team won the status of the winner of the current season ahead of schedule.
Verstappen's performance at the 22nd round of the 2024 Formula 1 season was enough to put him out of reach in the overall standings.
Briton Lando Norris, who is in second place, will no longer be able to overtake his main competitor, TASS reports.
Formula 1 Las Vegas Round Results
At this stage, Max Verstappen finished fifth and Lando Norris sixth.
The Dutchman now has 403 points. The British representative and the McLaren team have 63 points less.
In other words, Norris has lost his chances of winning the championship: he will not be able to overtake Verstappen even if he performs perfectly in the remaining stages.
The winner of the race in Las Vegas was George Russell (Great Britain, Mercedes team). His compatriot and teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second.
The conditional bronze was won by Carlos Sainz (Spain, Ferrari team).
Verstappen's championship
Let us recall that the Dutchman was the Formula 1 champion in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 seasons.
Verstappen now has four championship titles to his name.
In this indicator, the Red Bull team representative is behind Juan Manuel Fangio (5 championships), Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher (7 championships each).
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Max Verstappen is a Dutch racing driver.
