Only three races remained on the 2024 F1 schedule as racers descended on Las Vegas, hoping that luck would be on their side.
Max Verstappen held a slim lead coming into the event, and he played his cards right, coming away with the 2024 world championship following a fifth-place finish.
It was a George Russell win from start to finish in the race, while Lewis Hamilton worked his way into contention, giving his teammate a run for his money under the light of the Sphere.
Here's how it all unfolded in Sin City.
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Who won the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix?
George Russell claimed the win at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, leaving nothing to chance after starting from pole position and leading throughout.
George Russell becomes the 7th driver to win multiple races this season 😱
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) November 24, 2024
That is the MOST in a single season in F1 history 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lAecZ2Eqsy
Teammate Lewis Hamilton tried his best to make it a contest, but he was unable to get past his fellow Mercedes driver, forced to take the silver as the German team shut out the rest.
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Ferrari filled out the next two positions, Carlos Sainz finishing in third while Charles Leclerc just missed the podium.
Max Verstappen finished in fifth, enough to clinch a fourth-straight title for the Dutch maestro, with title rival Lando Norris in sixth.
CHAMPION OF THE WORLD AGAIN 🏆🏆🏆🏆#F1 #LasVegasGP pic.twitter.com/i8jRO4k3hm
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 24, 2024
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Driver of the day
After an action-packed race, there are a number of drivers who are deserving of the accolade in Vegas.
MAX VERSTAPPEN, YOU ARE THE WORLD CHAMPION! 👑 pic.twitter.com/Wr6EJdCEwx
— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) November 24, 2024
Russell led from start to finish, a dominant effort to claim his second race win of the year, while Verstappen secured his fourth-straight title to move tied for second-most consecutively all-time.
However, Driver of the Day deservedly went to Hamilton, who recovered from a poor qualifying session to move all the way from P10 to second on the podium.
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Race results, standings
| Driver | |||
| 1. | George Russell (Mercedes) | 11. | Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 12. | Kevin Magnussen (Haas) |
| 3. | Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) | 13. | Franco Colapinto (Williams) |
| 4. | Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | 14. | Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber) |
| 5. | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | 15. | Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) |
| 6. | Lando Norris (McLaren) | 16. | Liam Lawson (RB) |
| 7. | Oscar Piastri (McLaren) | 17. | Esteban Ocon (Alpine) |
| 8. | Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) | 18. | Valtteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) |
| 9. | Yuki Tsunoda (RB) | DNF | Alex Albon (Williams) |
| 10. | Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) | DNF | Pierre Gasly (Alpine) |
F1 Drivers' World Championship 2024 updated standings, points
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 403 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 340 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 319 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 268 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 259 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 217 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 208 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 152 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 35 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 30 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 26 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 24 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 23 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 14 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 12 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 12 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 7 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 5 |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | RB | 4 |
| 21 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 0 |
| 22 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
| 23 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 0 |
F1 Constructors' Championship 2024 updated standings, points
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 608 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 584 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 555 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 425 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 86 |
| 6 | Alpine | 50 |
| 7 | Haas | 49 |
| 8 | RB | 46 |
| 9 | Williams | 17 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber | 0 |
F1 live stream, TV channel: How to watch races in 2024
| Country | TV channel | Live stream |
| USA | — | FUBO, F1TV |
| Canada | TSN (English); RDS (French) | TSN Direct |
| UK | Sky Sports F1 | SkyGo, NOW TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports | Foxtel Go, Kayo Sports |
| India | — | F1 TV Pro |
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