2024 F1 Las Vegas GP race by Peter Windsor
2,495Mercedes' George Russell converted his pole into a superb race win on Saturday night in Vegas, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton underlining the superiority of the Mercs by climbing from P10 on the grid to P2. Ferrari finished third and fourth, Carlos Sainz ahead of an irritated Charles Leclerc - and Max Verstappen drove beautifully into P5 for Red Bull-Honda, beating both McLaren-Mercedes and thus clinching the 2024 FIA F1 World Drivers' title. Peter Windsor looks back at a momentous night.
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