Four-time champion Max Verstappen has revealed that he had previously tried to tempt 2024 championship rival Lando Norris to Red Bull. After celebrating his fourth consecutive Drivers' Championship title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix,

Verstappen responded with the greatest display of his F1 career. In rainy conditions, he charged through to victory, taking the lead at the same moment Norris slid down the order after a mistake at Turn 1. A symbolic moment of the diverging paths of their title aspirations.

Pérez's disappointing performances have helped McLaren and Ferrari overtake Red Bull in the constructors' championship, which dictates prize money available to teams. Max Verstappen wrapped up the drivers' title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Sunday.