SportsLine's model analyzes Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and the rest of the starting grid's chances at the F1 Las Vegas GP 2024

The F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix returns for its second year, bringing even more thrilling racing and entertainment to the iconic Las Vegas Strip with a packed schedule of non-stop action.

Max Verstappen clinched his fourth Formula 1 world championship Saturday night under the bright lights of Sin City, cementing his standing among the legends of the sport.

Formula 1 arrived in Las Vegas for one of its biggest races of the 2024 season, and it lived up to the hype. George Russell and Charles Leclerc had an amazing start, but it came down to the Mercedes teammates.

As F1 embarked on its ambitious plan to return to Las Vegas after almost 40 years away (and insisted on having the Strip as part of its 3.8-mile track layout), it needed a plan to keep it open as long as possible before preparing it for F1 action each night.

Lewis Hamilton drove from 10th to second behind his Mercedes teammate as Verstappen finished fifth ahead of Lando Norris in sixth.

Formula 1 is the last series standing when it races at Las Vegas this weekend. The race at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit is the first F1 event in three weeks and the first of the final three races.

Formula One statistics for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, round 22 of the 24-race season: Lap distance: 6.201km. Total distance: 309.961km (50 laps) 2023 pole position: Charles Leclerc (Monaco) Ferrari one minute 32.

Max Verstappen returned to the Las Vegas Grand Prix as the defending winner of the Sin City spectacle and a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship well within his reach

Several drivers commented on cold, windy conditions and slick tracks to their engineers via radio and in post-practice public statements. The post F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Thursday practice sessions: Dusty,