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Terry Crews is indeed driving the podium finishers to the awards ceremony in a pink Lego Cadillac. The drivers were all given Lego sunglasses as well, and Verstappen doubles over laughing at the sight of Norris wearing his. They make F1 fun, don’t they?
Thanks for following with us tonight. Two more to go …
Max Verstappen jumps into the arms of his team after his win. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images Final results and updated standings 1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Russell
4. Piastri
5. Antonelli
6. Leclerc
7. Sainz
8. Hadjar
9. Hulkenberg
10. Hamilton
11. Ocon
12. Bearman
13. Alonso
14. Tsunoda
15. Gasly
16. Lawson
17. Colapinto
DNF. Albon, Bortoleto, Stroll
Standings
1. Norris 408
2. Piastri 378
3. Verstappen 366
Oh my goodness – Antonelli stayed more than five seconds ahead of Leclerc! With the five-second penalty, he drops behind Piastri but still holds P5!
Max Verstappen wins the Las Vegas Grand Prix Can Norris hang on for second? Yes.
Lap 50/50: Russell, meanwhile, is gaining on Norris. But it’s still five seconds with one lap left. And Antonelli is within two seconds of Russell.
Can we add a few laps here?
Lap 49/50: Antonelli is now less than three seconds behind Russell. He stopped for tires after three laps. This doesn’t make sense.
Lap 48/50: That said, Antonelli is now closing in on Russell. Surely Mercedes will tell him to slow down.
Catherine Zeta-Jones has the checkered flag in hand.
Lap 47/50: Commentators point out that Antonelli’s obstinance on the track has kept Piastri from making a run at his Mercedes teammate Russell, who is losing time all the way through here.
Lap 46/50: Is Ocon gaining on Hamilton for 10th?
Everything else is static … oh, wait, Tsunoda passed Gasly!
Lap 45/50: Oooooh … Tsunoda is going after Gasly for 14th! That’s the closest battle on the track. Piastri hasn’t been close to Antonelli since his overtake attempt.
Lap 44/50: Norris team to Norris on the radio: “Just do more.” Oh, is that all?
Lap 43/50: As you were.
Standings and prospects:
1. Verstappen will win, barring catastrophe
2. Norris will stay here, barring catastrophe
3. Russell will take third, same disclaimer
4. Piastri needs to hold off Leclerc
5. Leclerc needs to finish within five seconds of Antonelli
6. Antonelli, with that penalty, might not finish ahead of
7. Sainz, who’s way ahead of
8. Hadjar, who’s even farther ahead of
9. Hulkenberg, who’s comfortably ahead of
10. Hamilton
Ocon won’t challenge. Bearman is holding off Alonso for 12th.
Lap 40/50: So your top three are just about set in stone – Verstappen, Norris and Russell.
Worth noting – Antonelli still has to serve a five-second penalty or have it added to his time. So in a virtual sense, he’s not really ahead of Piastri. But in the physical sense, he is, and his defense has allowed Leclerc to come very close to Piastri!
Lap 39/50: Piastri charges at Antonelli but can’t get past. Antonelli, who has been on these tires for something like 37 laps, is proving to be quite the pain for the title contender.
Lap 38/50: Antonelli is clinging to fourth ahead of Piastri, who isn’t that far ahead Leclerc.
Lap 37/50: Alex Albon retires from the race.
Norris is not catching up to Verstappen, who just posted the fastest lap.
Lap 35/50: Antonelli is still out there in fourth on old tires.
Verstappen radio warns the leader that Lando has been told to come get him.
And there he goes … Norris is past Russell and into second. He’s five seconds behind Verstappen but cutting into the lead on each sector.
Lap 34/50: McLaren radio encourages Norris to overtake Russell and “go get Max.” Sure. Sounds easy.
Lap 33/50: Russell has a panicky voice on the radio, saying he knows Norris will be quick and he doesn’t want to risk the podium by doing anything stupid in defense.
Lap 32/50: If you’re interested in nostalgia, enjoy the battle for 10th between Hamilton and Alonso.
Never mind – Bearman interrupts his elders and passes Alonso.
The unique Las Vegas Strip Circuit. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images Lap 31/50: The fastest lap icon is a hot potato, and now Leclerc has it.
Hulkenberg pits, and Piastri happily moves into fifth – as he posts the fastest lap.
Lap 30/50: Norris posts the fastest lap! Can he at least get past Russell?
Hamilton finally pits. He comes out 10th, but there are still a couple of cars ahead who should pit.
Beyonce and Jay-Z are hanging with the Ferrari crew.
Lando Norris in action under the Las Vegas lights. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Lap 29/50: McLaren’s Zak Brown sounds defeated as he says Norris may have the same pace as Verstappen but isn’t quicker, which means there’s no chance of catching him.
Antonelli changed tires very early, and the commentators ask Brown if he thinks Antonelli can go the whole way without pitting again. possibly finishing ahead of Piastri. Brown says he’d be surprised.
Lap 28/50: Now Verstappen posts the fastest lap, which bids ill for Russell or Norris ever getting ahead of him.
Max Verstappen is in a hurry. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Lap 27/50: Piastri posts the fastest lap. He surely can’t wait for the gaggle of cars in front of him to pit and let him get into the top four?
Verstappen’s pit time is 3.0, a hair slower than a lot of teams. He makes it out ahead of Russell, but Russell just posted the fastest lap.
The people in places 4-7 have not pitted: Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Antonelli, Ocon.
Lap 26/50: Verstappen goes to pit road. Will he come out ahead of Russell and Norris?
Lap 25/50: Leclerc pits. He’ll come out well behind Russell and Norris. The McLaren radio buzzes as they tell Norris they want to have better tires than Russell at the end of the race.
Lap 24/50: Verstappen leads by more than 20 seconds, but that’ll change when he pits, possibly putting Russell and Norris right on his tail or even ahead.
Lap 23/50: Norris pits, as does Sainz. Norris returns to the track in fourth.
Piastri zips past Sainz like Usain Bolt passing a traffic cone.
Lando Norris makes a pit stop. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/AFP/Getty Images Lap 22/50: Piastri pits and will drop to 10th, but he’ll easily pick off a few cars after when they come in for tires themselves.
Lap 21/50: Hamilton is up to ninth.
Leclerc is about to break Sainz’s grip on the podium.
Lap 20/50: Hamilton has his eyes on ninth.
Albon gets a five-second penalty for his run-in with Hamilton. He’s already last among the 18 cars still running.
Lap 19/50: Antonelli is surprised to learn of his penalty. His team says they’re investigating.
Norris is enjoying the clean air in Russell’s absence. He posts the fastest lap of the race and gains a bit on Verstappen.
Lap 18/50: Russell pits. Then Bearman.
Top 10
1. Verstappen
2. Russell
3. Norris
4. Sainz
5. Leclerz
6. Piastri
7. Hadjuk
8. Bearman
9. Hulkenberg
10. Ocon
Hamilton is lurking in 11th.
Lap 17/50: Piastri’s car spits out sparks as he passes Hadjar, who fights to regain the space but can’t do it.
How long will Sainz stay in front of Leclerc and Piastri?
Isack Hadjar and Oscar Piastri locked in battle. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images Lap 16/50: NOW we have the Virtual Safety Car to pick up some pieces of car.
We have debris on the track again, and it looks like it involved Albon.
Virtual Safety Car time? Pit lane is humming.
Antonelli does indeed get a five-second penalty.