Verstappen checked off the first item on his to-do list on Friday night, when he qualified just ahead of Norris for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix. The two started alongside each other in the third row,

Reaching the landmark fourth title in Las Vegas of all places was a surreal but poignant moment in Verstappen's career.

Max Verstappen, only the sixth driver in F1 history to win at least four titles, sounded unusually emotional on the radio.