Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive world championship at Las Vegas and etched his name in the record books. This made the Red Bull garage burst into a rave and had some special presents ready for the Dutchman. Subsequently, in the post-race celebrations, the team gifted Verstappen a special helmet marking his fourth championship victory.
After the sudden slump in Red Bull’s performance, questions started rising that whether Max Verstappen would be able to retain his lead in the drivers’ championship. Despite this, the reigning champion kept his head down and focused on maximizing the results with the machinery he had.
After winning the race in Brazil he extended his lead in the drivers’ standings to 62 points. This meant that he just needed to not get outscored by more than two points by Lando Norris at the Las Vegas GP.
Subsequently, after finishing the Las Vegas GP in P5, ahead of his championship rival, this sealed off the championship for him. Red Bull then celebrated the Dutchman’s impressive feat and presented him with a special helmet which he is slated to run in the next two rounds.
OHMYGOD a championship helmet?!!pic.twitter.com/SVxnGJjCMB
— nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY) November 24, 2024
On the other hand, Norris finished a lonely P6 and bagged in the fastest lap point to help McLaren in the constructors’ standings. Moreover, that solitary point might come in handy later on as the gap to Ferrari has reduced down to two dozen points.
Max Verstappen took a jibe at McLaren after winning his fourth world championship
While his 2024 campaign was not the easiest, Verstappen was thrown under the bus by multiple people for only being able to win with the fastest car. However, during the 2024 season, Red Bull remained only the third-fastest car on average with the McLaren actually topping out the Austrian giant.
With the 27-year-old bagging in his fourth title while not having the fastest car, Verstappen took a jibe at McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown for earlier asserting that he could only win with the fastest machinery out there.
You said I could only win with the fastest car.
Max Verstappen said
GOODBYE🧑🍳
— RBR News 🇳🇱🇲🇽 (@redbulletin) November 24, 2024
Thus, after losing out on the drivers’ title, the Woking-based outfit are on course to lose out on the constructors’ title also. Many fans would draw comparisons from McLaren’s 2007 season, when they lost out on both titles due to driver and legal issues.
