Max Verstappen is first over the line as he wraps up Las Vegas race with DHL Fastest Lap

The Las Vegas Grand Prix was once again filled with drama in abundance - both before and after the checkered flag. Red Bull's man Max Verstappen can maintain his hopes of a fifth consecutive Formula 1 title after securing his 69th grand prix victory. By the way, this was his second win in Las Vegas following success there in 2023. He laid the foundations for his sixth win of the season at the start by overtaking pole-sitter Lando Norris.

McLaren driver Norris was first into Turn 1 but missed the braking point and ran wide. George Russell, who was also able to gain from Norris's mistake as he moved into second place then tried to attack Verstappen but soon realized he was not in a position to do so.

Norris closed the gap on Russell during the second segment of the race and used slipstream to overtake him on lap 34 as they approached Turn 14. Norris then attempted to mount an attack on Verstappen and the two scrapped for the DHL Fastest Lap until lap 41 when he had to give up the chase.

Verstappen secured the DHL Fastest Lap on the final lap with a time of 1:33.365. This was his third DHL Fastest Lap of the year and was also a new track record for the Las Vegas Strip Circuit. Dr Helmut Marko told us: "Of course, he had to go faster than anyone on the final lap, which may have entailed a certain amount of risk, but there's no way of stopping him. It's just a habit he has!"

The two McLarens were disqualified post race when their sub floors were found to contravene regulations. Skid blocks on the cars driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were measured in a number of places as set out in the regulations and were a fraction under the 9-millimeter minimum. Lando Norris is now 24 points ahead of Verstappen and teammate Piastri in the world championship standings.