No surprise, but a surprising double success and a world champion coronation took place at the Grand Prix of Las Vegas.
George Russell made a perfect start, unlike Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly, who were overtaken by Charles Leclerc within two corners. Max Verstappen also started well but was stuck in traffic, only managing to move up to fourth place. We soon reached the first pit stop; Fernando Alonso's start on the soft tires didn't go very well, and he had to change tires on lap four. Meanwhile, Sainz had taken second place from Leclerc and would have liked to give chase. However, the Briton had already built up such a lead that it was clear it would be more than enough until the end of the race. Leclerc was struggling, and Verstappen easily overtook him, fighting not only for a better position, but also for his world championship crowning. Gasly, meanwhile, had nothing left to fight for; his Alpine gave up the ghost...
By this point, the entire field had completed their stops, and positions had stabilized, clearly showing that two stops would be the winning strategy. Only the Mercedes team could speak of effective tire management; everyone else was continually struggling with grip and tire warm-up. Ultimately, Mercedes won the Las Vegas Grand Prix convincingly, with George Russell in the lead, followed by Lewis Hamilton, ahead of Scuderia Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.
But perhaps much more importantly, Max Verstappen, in making sporting history, defended his title and became world champion for the fourth time driving for Red Bull Racing.
