Aurélien Canot, Media365, published on Monday November 18, 2024 at 3:05 p.m.
Still leader of the World Championship, with 62 points ahead of his runner-up Lando Norris, Max Verstappen could win his fourth (consecutive) title, this weekend during the Las Vegas Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the season. Several scenarios would celebrate the Dutchman.
Will Max Verstappen (27) add a fourth star to his collection this weekend? The three-time world champion is on the verge of making Formula 1 history by winning a fourth consecutive title. With a 62-point lead (393 points) over his runner-up Lando Norris (331 points) with three races remaining, the Dutchman could celebrate his fourth world title – and the fourth in a row – this Sunday on the Strip. Many scenarios would allow “Mad Max”, who had returned to the success that had eluded him since June by winning in Brazil at the beginning of the month in pouring rain during the last Grand Prix when he He started from 17th place on the starting grid, popped the champagne on the occasion of this antepenultimate meeting of the season and thus joined the very closed circle of quadruple world champions.
Many scenarios celebrate Verstappen…
After his demonstration at the Autodromo José Carlos Pace on November 3, the face of the Red Bull team has his destiny in hand and will approach the Las Vegas Grand Prix in a position of strength. Verstappen only needs to finish ahead of Lando Norris to be assured of the title, regardless of the Briton's result. And even if his main rival for the title wins this season (Editor's note: Charles Leclerc, third, has 307 points), a third place with the point for the best lap would be enough for the Dutchman to be crowned. The latter could even be satisfied with a ninth place if Norris does not do better than eighth. Suffice to say that barring disaster, many scenarios will propel Verstappen to the top step of the podium this weekend.
After Fangio, Schumacher and Hamilton?
“Mad Max” would also make history. In the event of a fourth title on Sunday, Verstappen could indeed sit at the table of Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel, also crowned four times. On the other hand, to date, only Juan Manuel Fangio (five titles), Michael Schumacher (seven titles) and Lewis Hamilton (seven titles) have managed to win the title four years in a row. Verstappen, who has already broken a record this season by achieving ten successes, could equal the record of his three illustrious predecessors on Sunday and write his legend even further.
The scenarios that would crown Verstappen on Sunday in Las Vegas:
The term devant Lando Norris
He wins the Grand Prix
Norris finished 2nd and he 3rd with the point for the best lap
Norris finished 3rd and he 4th with the point for the best lap
Norris finished 5th and he 6th
Norris finished 6th and he 7th
Norris finished 7th and he 8th
Norris finished 8th and he finished 9th
Norris finishes 9th, 10th or scores no points
