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Verstappen world champion, relive the Las Vegas Grand Prix with live commentary
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In the night of Las Vegas and under the spotlights, the twenty actors of the World Championship of Formula 1 are getting ready to take off! Max Verstappen can become World Champion for the fourth time, from fifth place on the grid, just ahead of his rival Lando Norris.
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F1 – Las Vegas GP
Relive the race live with commentary
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50 / 50 - The ranking of this Grand Prix of Las Vegas:
50/50 – Lando Norris takes the point for the fastest lap in 1'34″876.
50/50 – … AND MAX VERSTAPPEN BECOMES WORLD CHAMPION FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN HIS CAREER!
50/50 – 🏁 George Russell wins the Las Vegas Grand Prix ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton...
50 / 50 - George Russell enters his final lap!
48 / 50 - Lando Norris pits to try to claim the fastest lap and the point that goes with it, which could be crucial for the constructors' championship against Ferrari.
48 / 50 - The gap is back up to over six seconds between the Mercedes on your mind.
46 / 50 - Et Charles Leclerc steals fourth position from Max Verstappen!
46 / 50 - Sergio Perez gets into the points by overtaking Fernando Alonso.
46 / 50 - With five laps to go, Russell was told to increase the pace, and the #63 managed his advantage to lead a Mercedes one-two at the finish.
44 / 50 - Nico Hulkenberg exceeds Yuki tsunoda for the eighth position.
44 / 50 - 5″2 between the two Mercedes, behind, Verstappen manages to stay between the two Ferraris of Sainz and Leclerc.
41/50 – Hamilton still in front, 1'35″480, another best lap for the Briton.
41 / 50 - Start of response, Sainz overtaking Verstappen without problem!
41 / 50 - The two Ferraris have returned to Max Verstappen's exhausts, will the Dutchman fiercely defend his third place, or will he open the door, knowing that he only needs to finish in front of Norris to be World Champion?
39/50 – Best lap in 1'35″800 for Lewis Hamilton who continues to climb, but he risks running out of laps to go for the victory.
38 / 50 - Two overtakes in the chicane at the end of the Strip, Fernando Alonso moves to tenth in front Esteban Ocon, while Perez offers Lawson and Magnussen in the same maneuver!
37 / 50 - Lewis Hamilton takes back seven tenths per lap from his teammate George Russell, the gap falls to 8″2!
36/50 – Best lap for Charles Leclerc, in 1'36″285.
36 / 50 - Still third, Max Verstappen would win his fourth consecutive title if things stayed as they were.
35 / 50 - Update on the standings with sixteen laps to go:
34 / 50 - 10″6 between the two Mercedes now, what if Lewis Hamilton came back to his teammate?
32 / 50 - Sainz passed Leclerc for fourth, as leader George Russell pitted for a second time, emerging twelve seconds ahead of Hamilton.
31/50 – And yet another best lap from Lewis Hamilton, in 1'36″412.
31 / 50 - Lewis Hamilton overtakes Max Verstappen for third place which will become second position following Charles Leclerc's stop at the same time!
30 / 50 - Second pit stop for Lando Norris.
30 / 50 - No need to panic, George Russell fans, the Briton now has a 17-second lead over Charles Leclerc!
29 / 50 - 1'36″951 for Lewis Hamilton who continues to beat the best times. He has already passed Sainz after the Spaniard stopped, Charles Leclerc's position is in danger!
28 / 50 - Carlos Sainz finally comes to the pits, he is told that we waited so long because the team was not ready...
27 / 50 - Leclerc overtakes Sainz, who let him pass. Verstappen and Hamilton return to the pits, the Briton will try the undercut on the Ferraris.
26/50 – 1'37″055 for Lewis Hamilton who improves the best lap… but is still behind the two Ferraris including that of Carlos Sainz, in great difficulty with its tires!
26 / 50 - Second passage through the stands for Oscar piastri.
26 / 50 - 💥 Alexander albon will be forced to abandon.
25 / 50 - Perez overtakes Lawson for thirteenth place, while Fernando Alonso pits for a second time.
24 / 50 - Leclerc and Hamilton reduce the gap to Sainz, who is third, 1″7 between the two Ferraris.
22/50 – Best lap for Lewis Hamilton in 1'37″086, but the Ferrari's top speed is giving him a hard time!
22 / 50 - 📻 Lando Norris: "The left forward gives me the impression that he could burst at any moment."
22 / 50 - We enter the cruising phase of the race, Hamilton is unable to take the advantage over Leclerc for fourth position.
20 / 50 - The gap between George Russell and Max Verstappen is stabilizing, still 9″6. Carlos Sainz is 2″2 behind. For fourth place, Lewis Hamilton is coming back strong on his future teammate, Charles Leclerc.
18 / 50 - The ranking after the first pit stops:
17 / 50 - The Briton climbs to fifth place by overtaking Sergio Perez, which Lando Norris manages to do in the process. The Mexican returns to the pits and puts on the mediums.
16/50 – 1'37″091, best lap for Lewis Hamilton!
16 / 50 - Lewis Hamilton overtakes Lando Norris for sixth place, the Mercedes is transformed this weekend!
15 / 50 - 💥 Pierre Gasly complains about no power on the radio, his team tells him that everything looks good on the data… But we see smoke coming out of theAlpine, it's abandonment for the French!
14 / 50 - The seven-time world champion was annoyed by his strategy on the radio and was told that he would have lost five more places if he had stayed on the track.
13 / 50 - Lewis Hamilton stops, coming out ninth, behind Lando Norris. There are still Perez, Hulkenberg and Magnussen who have to stop in front of them.
12 / 50 - Liam Lawson and Esteban Ocon emerged side by side from their pit lane, with the New Zealander hitting the end of speed limit sign!
12 / 50 - Catastrophic stop for Lance stroll, the tires were not ready for theAston Martin !
12 / 50 - George Russell pulls into the pit lane, leaving his team-mate Lewis Hamilton to take control of the Grand Prix. Verstappen has managed to get away from the traffic, while the two Ferraris behind him are working on it.
11 / 50 - Max Verstappen also stops in the pits to put on hard tires. A two-second stop for Red Bull ! The Dutchman returns to the pack, he is behind Magnussen and Bottas.
11 / 50 - George Russell now has a nine-second lead over Max Verstappen, who is doing his utmost to secure the title today.
10 / 50 - Oscar Piastri also stopped, swapping his mediums for hards, and serving his five-second penalty. Gasly and Tsunoda also pitted.
10 / 50 - Hamilton has passed Gasly, while Carlos Sainz comes through the pit lane. Hard tyres for the Spaniard and a 2″ stop.
10 / 50 - ⚠️ Five seconds penalty for Oscar Piastri, for false start.
9 / 50 - Pit stop for Leclerc and Norris, they each put on hard tyres, before being imitated by Albon and Stroll.
9 / 50 - Lewis Hamilton continues his comeback, he passes Tsunoda for seventh place and he nestles in Gasly's exhausts.
8 / 50 - And now it's Verstappen who passes Leclerc, is the Monegasque suffering from graining on his medium tyres? Norris has passed Gasly for fifth, Hamilton has passed Piastri to take eighth position.
8 / 50 - Carlos Sainz passed Charles Leclerc for second position.
7 / 50 - Lewis Hamilton is trying to take the lead over Oscar Piastri for eighth place, the seven-time World Champion looking to move up after a disappointing qualifying session and a tenth place on the grid.
7/50 – Russell, author of the best lap, now takes the lead with a 1″9 lead over Leclerc and a 2″7 lead over Sainz.
5 / 50 - A possible false start by Oscar Piastri is under investigation by the stewards, while Fernando Alonso stopped by the pits to change his soft tyres.
5 / 50 - Side by side in the last corner at over 320 km/h, Russell and Leclerc put on quite a show, always to the advantage of the Briton!
4 / 50 - Leclerc attacks Russell on the outside but fails to get past, while at the same time Verstappen steals fourth place from Gasly.
4 / 50 - George Russell appears to have collected a plastic bag from the left side of the floor of his Mercedes, whether or not it will disrupt his forward motion.
3 / 50 - Still in Russell's DRS zone, Leclerc puts pressure on the Mercedes, which is holding its course for now.
2 / 50 - Russell now has a half-second lead over Leclerc. The Monegasque, who started fourth, won from the same grid position at Monza and Austin… will history repeat itself?
1 / 50 - It was very hot between Lawson and Magnussen in the fast corners before the first pass on the Strip, the long straight of the last sector… and they do it again in the chicane!
1 / 50 - 🟢 Very good start from George Russell who keeps the lead, in front of a Charles Leclerc who jumped like a devil out of his box! Sainz third in front of Gasly and Verstappen.
7h00 - 306 spectators traveled to Las Vegas this weekend, 000 fewer than last year.
7h00 - The formation lap is underway! Everyone starts on mediums, except Perez (hard), Alonso (soft), Bottas and Colapinto (both hard).
6h58 - Unharmed after his big exit in qualifying, Franco Colapinto is present today, but he will start from the pit lane.
6h56 - On the other side of the world, it's almost 22pm, with just four minutes left before the start of the Las Vegas Grand Prix! George Russell will start from pole position ahead of Carlos Sainz.
6h53 - While waiting for the start of this twenty-second meeting of the season, you can also follow the live commentary of the very end of the Rally of Japan WRC, where the Constructors' title is at stake. Thierry Neuville won on the pilots' side, who Hyundai or Toyota will triumph?
6h50 - Hello everyone and welcome to AUTOhebdo to follow the Las Vegas Grand Prix live with commentary!
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
24/11/2024 at 12:35 a.m.
A pleasant race to follow with a nice Mercedes double followed by a Ferrari double which keeps the Constructors' suspense going before the 2 weekends in the Persian Gulf with McLaren which now seems a notch below!