George Russell drove a commanding race from pole position to win Saturday’s (Nov. 23) Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, his second win of 2024 and the third of his career. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen finished fifth to secure his fourth consecutive World Championship.
Lewis Hamilton finished second with Carlos Sainz completing the podium in third place. Verstappen’s title rival, Lando Norris, finished sixth.
“It’s been a dream of a weekend,” Russell told Terry Crews and Jenson Button after the race. “I don’t know how we’ve been so quick but I’m just riding this wave right now.
“I was just waiting for something to happen. The two races I’ve been on pole before it’s always been chaos; rain, dry and always something happening. Last race in Brazil with the red flag. So I’m like ‘I feel confident here, I’ve got a good gap’ but I’m just waiting for something to happen and it didn’t. I’m just so, so happy right now.”
The penultimate round of the 2024 season will be held at the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar. The Qatar Grand Prix Sprint will kick off at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 29 with the Grand Prix taking place Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. ET.
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