Las Vegas is quite the storied city. In Formula 1 2024, several storylines were wrapped up or extended here – the chief being Max Verstappen securing this year’s world title.
He finished fifth on a weekend Mercedes dominated in a manner so previously familiar to F1, with the Silver Arrows squad leading every session and being so much faster than its rivals that Lewis Hamilton could recover from his Q3 errors to turn 10th on the grid into second behind superb winner George Russell. This was just three races on from the team’s shocking Austin weekend having lost its way since its mid-season wins.
