Formula One desperately needed a season like the one 2024 delivered. After back-to-back years of Max Verstappen and Red Bull dominance, this season marked one of the most competitive campaigns in the sport’s history. Verstappen may have emerged as the world champion for the fourth year in a row, but seven different drivers from four different teams won multiple races. Not a single race was a foregone conclusion.
While Verstappen won another piece of hardware, there’s still one championship left to hand out. McLaren enters the final race of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 21-point lead over Ferrari in the constructors’ standings, making this just the second season in the last 15 years to be decided during the final weekend.
