The Method 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix was primed to be spectacular and the race definitely didn’t disappoint.

Though Pink Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen notched up yet one more win, a file 18th this season, he was underneath strain to the tip and solely managed to complete a few seconds forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Pink Bull’s Sergio Perez rounded out the highest three, ending a couple of fractions of a second behind Leclerc.

Saturday’s race, which began at 10 p.m., was the primary F1 race in Las Vegas since 1982. It befell on a avenue circuit that included the well-known Las Vegas Strip, and noticed motion proper from the beginning, when Verstappen ran pole-sitter Leclerc off the observe at Flip 1 to take the lead.

Additional again some drivers spun uncontrolled, inflicting the digital security automobile to return out to clear some particles. Racing resumed on lap three however then McLaren’s Lando Norris crashed into the boundaries, requiring the precise security automobile to emerge.

2023 Method 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

As soon as racing resumed for the second time, Verstappen was nonetheless within the lead however was then given a five-second penalty for his first lap incident, which enabled Leclerc to reclaim the lead on lap 16, sending the spectators wild. In the meantime, Verstappen was working his method again to the lead, and at one level noticed some wheel-to-wheel contact with Mercedes-Benz AMG’s George Russell, for which the Mercedes driver was given a time penalty and the security automobile required once more to scrub up particles.

After the race resumed, Leclerc was nonetheless within the lead however with older tires than Verstappen and Perez. Verstappen made a profitable move on lap 36 to demote Leclerc to second, after which Perez managed a transfer as effectively on lap 43. Nonetheless, Leclerc wasn’t giving up and he and Perez fought exhausting to the end for the ultimate three laps, with Leclerc making a superb transfer on Flip 14 of the ultimate lap to reclaim second from Perez and maintain it to the tip of the race.

Regardless of Perez solely ending third, he is now gained sufficient factors to safe second within the championship. Verstappen was already named the champion following October’s Qatar Grand Prix. Pink Bull was additionally named the champion within the constructors’ standings following September’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen’s unbeatable factors tally within the 2023 Drivers’ Championship stands at 549 factors. Perez is second with 273 factors and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton is third with 232 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Pink Bull sits on 822 factors. Mercedes is second with 392 factors and Ferrari is third with 388 factors. The ultimate spherical of the 2023 season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, is scheduled for this weekend.

2023 Method 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Under are the total outcomes from the 2023 Method 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +2.070 seconds
3) Sergio Perez, Pink Bull Racing +2.241 seconds
4) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +18.665 seconds
5) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +20.067 seconds
6) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari +20.834 seconds
7) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +21.755 seconds
8) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +23.091 seconds
9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +25.964 seconds
10) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +29.496 seconds
11) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +34.270 seconds
12) Alexander Albon, Williams +43.398 seconds
13) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +44.825 seconds
14) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri +48.525 seconds
15) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +50.162 seconds
16) Logan Sargeant, Williams +50.882 seconds
17) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +85.350 seconds
18) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri – DNF
19) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – DNF
NC) Lando Norris, McLaren – DNF