Russell wins in Las Vegas, Verstappen world champion

• George Russell maintained his pole advantage at the start. Fourth on the grid, Charles Leclerc made an excellent inside takeoff to find himself in second position ahead of his teammate Carlos Sainz et Pierre Gasly. After a few laps of resistance, the Frenchman had to admit defeat against the DRS of Max VerstappenThe Frenchman did not see the end of the race as he retired due to engine problems on the 16th lap.
• After an excellent start to the race and a daring move on George Russell, Charles Leclerc lost pace and was overtaken in quick succession by Sainz and Verstappen. The Monegasque pitted at the end of the 9th lap, followed by Lando Norris. The degradation of the tires was extremely significant, including on the mediums.
• As since the beginning of the weekend, the most comfortable car on this circuit was without a doubt the Mercedes. George Russell set the pace at the front of the race, while Lewis Hamilton was moving up the field to the point of playing for the podium. After passing Verstappen and a second stop for Leclerc, the seven-time champion found himself in second position behind his teammate. Despite a hellish pace, Hamilton was not able to make up all of his deficit.
• By winning in Las Vegas, George Russell became the sixth different winner in the last six races.
• Long on the podium of this Grand Prix, Verstappen gave in to the Ferrari in the race, leaving third place to Carlos Sainz. Fifth, the Dutchman is nevertheless crowned world champion for the fourth consecutive year, since Lando Norris did not do better than sixth.
• With this fourth title in a row, Max Verstappen becomes the equal of Sebastian Vettel et Alain Prost.
• Next meeting of the world championship of Formula 1, starting next week in Qatar.

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