LAS VEGAS — Max Verstappen is hoping that what happens in Vegas won't just stay in Vegas — it will go down in the history books.
Verstappen, 27, of the Netherlands, can secure the trophy by finishing the 50-lap race ahead of his sole championship rival, Lando Norris.
Norris needs to outscore Verstappen by at least 3 points to keep his title hopes alive, although they would be slim regardless.
No other driver is mathematically in contention for the championship with three races left in the season.
McLaren hopes to secure its first constructors championship since 1998, when Finnish driver Mika Häkkinen won the drivers championship with the now papaya-colored team.
Persons:
Max Verstappen, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Alain Prost, Juan Manuel Fangio, Verstappen, Lando Norris, McLaren’s Norris, Norris, ” Verstappen, Mark Thompson, Red Bull, McLaren, Mika Häkkinen, Oscar Piastri, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon, “, ” Norris, ” Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Jack Doohan, Oliver Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto, Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Haas, Liam Lawson, Daniel Ricciardo, ” Lawson, I’ve, ” Liam Lawson, Rudy Carezzevoli, Lawson
Organizations:
VEGAS, McLaren, Ferrari, Hamilton, Silver Arrows, Sauber, Audi, RB, NBC
Locations:
Vegas, Netherlands, Las Vegas, Finnish, Woking, Brazil, São Paulo
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