Fifth in Las Vegas, Max Verstappen is crowned world champion for the fourth time

The seven-time world champion, who left his world crown in 2021 to Verstappen, missed out during Q3 on Saturday and failed to qualify better than 10th. But the Englishman had a fantastic race, with numerous overtakes and several fastest laps in a row to move up to 2nd place, ready to threaten his teammate. Ultimately it won’t be the case. The double in any case confirmed Mercedes’ undivided domination over this weekend in the city of sin, at the head of all the free practice sessions, qualifying, and therefore the race.