Max Verstappen at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. (Image: Sky Sports F1 / Getty.)
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is here and Max Verstappen can potentially seal a fourth consecutive title should he win the race, leaving in his wake.
With only two races remaining following the street circuit in Nevada, the Dutchman started the race ahead of his rival, with on pole position.
The Brit retained his spot at the top of the grid through the first few laps in Sin City, though a strong start from had both Charles Leclerc and on his tail.
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was dejected with his P10 start after a couple of errors in qualifying as he prepares to say goodbye to ahead of his move to next season.
The seven-time world champion would love to sign off with a victory but is running out of time, while the Constructor’s Championship is also hotting up between and .
For all the latest updates at the Las Vegas GP follow below…
Max Verstappen rages at pundits
laid into Formula One pundits and said that “experts should keep their mouths shut” regarding Franco Colapinto’s crash.
The Williams star was not certain to start today’s race after undergoing medical testing, having gone into the barriers during qualify.
And following some criticism for the costly crash, with Williams shelling out to get the car ready for the race, Verstappen has come to Colapinto’s defence.
“But the experts… should keep their mouths shut,” Verstappen said when asked if the step up to F1 was proving difficult for Colapinto.
“It’s not easy at all. Everything you do at the limit is not easy. Even if I were to drive a road car on the limit on this circuit, it’s not easy either.
“If not, let them do it. Being in front of the camera is often a sign that they can’t do it themselves, or that they can’t do it anymore.”
Plastic bag chaos
Some unexpected visitors to the Sin City circuit has seen plastic bags float on the grid, only to be caught up and lodged in Formula One cars.
Charles Leclerc was spotted with a bag stuck to his car before had the same problem.
How much of an impact this has on a vehicle’s pace remains to be seen, but after a host of early pit stops from , , Charles Leclerc and , we are in for a host of overtakes.
A plastic bag stuck to George Russell’s car. (Image: Sky Sports F1.)
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