He finished fifth on Saturday night in the Las Vegas Grand Prix to beat Lando Norris of McLaren for the title with two F1 races remaining this season.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, runs a warm up lap during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Las Vegas. “Well, I ran out of beer, so I don’t know,” he said. “Maybe another one, and then maybe I switch to something else. I don’t need to drive anymore, so we don’t do the drink and drive. I don’t need to do that.”
He ended the race up 63 points over Norris with two events remaining this season — a position Verstappen said he never expected to be in even though he’s the son of a former F1 driver. His father, Jos, was even once teammates with Michael Schumacher, one of the best in F1 history. Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, conducts an interview after the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix auto race, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas. Carlos Sainz Jr. finished third for Ferrari as the constructor championship remains a tight battle between leader McLaren and Ferrari. Charles Leclerc, his teammate, was fourth. Red Bull had won the title that pays roughly $150 million in prize money the last two seasons but has slipped to third in the standings.
“To stand here as a four-time world champion is something I never thought would be possible,” Verstappen told actor Terry Crews, who moderated the podium news conference held in front of the Bellagio’s famed fountains.
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