The Red Bull driver finished with 403 points with Lando Norris on 340.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Verstappen entered the 50-lap encounter on Saturday night knowing that all he needed to do was keep title rival Lando Norris behind him to secure another crown. The Dutchman achieved that by holding position into the first corner and gradually pulling away from the McLaren driver.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Having held a podium spot after the second round of pit stops, Verstappen opted against a fight when the Ferraris arrived at the rear of his Red Bull in the closing laps \u2013 both Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc finding a way past before the chequered flag.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With his fourth title, Verstappen, who won the World Championship in 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2024, joined Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Jack Brabham of Australia as the third driver with four F1 Drivers' World Championships. He is now behind Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, who have seven wins, and Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina who has claimed five titles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At the front, Russell expertly managed a tricky race in cool, slippery conditions, keeping a fast-starting Leclerc at bay in the early laps \u2013 the latter running into tyre troubles as a result of that aggression \u2013 and controlling proceedings thereafter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hamilton bounced back from a challenging conclusion to qualifying, which left him 10th on the grid, to work his way through the field and back up teammate Russell, whose win marked the first Mercedes triumph since July\u2019s Belgian Grand Prix.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Norris made a successful bid for the fastest lap in the dying moments as he took sixth, and mathematically dropped out of championship contention, with teammate Oscar Piastri crossing the line seventh after a time penalty for jumping the start.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hamilton bounced back from a challenging conclusion to qualifying, which left him 10th on the grid, to work his way through the field and back up teammate Russell, whose win marked the first Mercedes triumph since July\u2019s Belgian Grand Prix.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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