3 hours ago In Las Vegas, winning is what matters and Verstappen is awfully good at that

Beating Norris in Sin City will deliver a fourth successive title to the Red Bull driver and prove he makes his own luckMax Verstappen may have been dismissive in his opening assessment of last year’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix but by the time he victoriously crossed the line under the neon glow of the Strip he had, as so many before, fallen to the wiles of Sin City. On the floors of the casinos amidst the miasma of smoke and bellows of adulation at the roll of a dice, Verstappen is recognised as a man who makes his own luck and no city in the world is better placed to acknowledge that.As he stands ready to claim his fourth consecutive Formula One world championship, Las Vegas is the perfect backdrop for this singular driver. F1, who promote the race, has spent a fortune on establis...

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4 hours ago Lando Norris insists Max Verstappen would not win 2024 F1 title in a McLaren

McLaren driver Norris trails Red Bull’s Verstappen by 62 points heading into the Las Vegas Grand Prix

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6 hours ago ‘I said it wasn’t my driving!’ Hamilton rallies to top Las Vegas F1 GP practice

39-year-old had wanted to quit after Brazil GP nightmareVerstappen struggles with unruly Red Bull in desert chillLewis Hamilton recovered from his nightmare race weekend in Brazil to complete an impressive practice double at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.Having said he wanted to quit Mercedes in the aftermath of his disappointing 10th-placed finish in Interlagos a fortnight ago, Hamilton first saw off team-mate George Russell by 0.396 seconds in the opening running on the Strip, and then McLaren’s Lando Norris by 0.011 sec later in the day, to head both sessions. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Max Verstappen's Las Vegas GP title dream in doubt as Red Bull admit issue can't be fixed

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in practice ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix as Mercedes hit the ground running, while Max Verstappen struggled to cause panic at Red Bull

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9 hours ago Michael Buffer and brother Bruce to introduce F1 stars at Las Vegas Grand Prix

Michael, famous for his ‘Let’s Get Ready to Rumble’ phrase, was hired by F1 bosses ahead of the US Grand Prix in Austin in 2017.

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22 hours ago F1 2024: What does Max Verstappen need to win driver's championship at Las Vegas Grand Prix?

Verstappen has the chance to wrap up a fourth world title this weekend

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22 hours ago ‘We’re beyond scraps in the garden now’: the identical twins on opposite sides for Red Bull

Matt and Jon Caller started watching F1 on the same sofa. Now they are No 1 mechanics for Max Verstappen and Sergio PérezWhen the grid forms for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix keep an eye out for the crews around the two Red Bull cars. The No 1 mechanic position on each car is occupied by identical twin brothers, Matt and Jon Caller. Two parallel, key roles in each garage held at the same time, in the same team by the pair who previously worked on the world champion Max Verstappen’s car together.Brothers working in Formula One is not unusual, but identical twins ending up in identical positions across the garage from one another would not have been on anyone’s bingo card. Now 34, Matt was born 30 minutes before Jon. Matt is No 1 mechanic on Verstappen’s car as the Dutchman attempts...

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30 hours ago Lando Norris blow as McLaren change Papaya Rules ahead of Las Vegas Grand Prix

McLaren had been using Oscar Piastri to support Lando Norris' F1 title bid as much as possible but that looks set to change now Max Verstappen is a shoo-in for the championship

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32 hours ago F1 driver interrogated at airport and denied entry for three hours ahead of Las Vegas GP

Preparations for the Las Vegas Grand Prix could have gone much more smoothly for Yuki Tsunoda who had trouble with the US Border Force upon arrival at the airport

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