Max Verstappen wins Formula One world title for a fourth straight year

24 November 2024, 07:35 | Updated: 24 November 2024, 07:39

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has won the Formula One world title for a fourth straight year.

His victory was confirmed after finishing fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Mercedes' George Russell won the race.

Verstappen needed only to outscore Lando Norris to become just the sixth driver in Formula One history to win four titles or more.

And, with Norris taking the chequered flag in only sixth, Verstappen is guaranteed the world crown with two races remaining.

"Oh my God man," said an emotional Verstappen after securing the world title. "What a season. Four times. It was a little bit more difficult than last year."

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