Max Verstappen now sits alongside Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel in terms of Formula 1 world titles. Only Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are ahead of his four-crown haul.
He sealed his latest with fifth place in Las Vegas with two rounds still to run, the hopes of McLaren’s Lando Norris formally ended after Verstappen’s Brazil brilliance had effectively ended his rival’s long-slim chance of scoring a first championship in this unexpectedly interesting campaign.
