The spectacle promises to be grandiose this weekend on the Las Vegas Strip, where F1 is stopping off three races before the end of the season. All the spotlight is on Max Verstappen, undisputed leader of the championship, who could win his fourth world title. The condition? That Lando Norris does not finish with more than three points ahead of him.
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If the Dutchman's coronation seems almost acquired, a rare event could also occur: if Red Bull, already crowned among the constructors, were to tumble in the ranking, it would be the first time since Nelson Piquet and Brabham in 1983 that a drivers' champion does not have its team in the top 2 of manufacturers.
Furthermore, other statistics mark this meeting in the United States. Lando Norris, on the rise, can equal Jenson Button in 7th place among the drivers who have won the most podiums for McLaren (26). Charles Leclerc, with 19 podiums and 307 points this year, is only a breath away from breaking his own annual records. Meanwhile, Mercedes are having a season to forget, averaging 18 points per race, their lowest since 2012.
