Max Verstappen hopes to end the Formula One season like he did last year — on a winning streak. Verstappen gained his ninth victory of the season at the race in Qatar on Sunday and the now four-time champion and the rest of the F1 teams will close the campaign in Abu Dhabi.

We’ll get to yesterday’s Qatar GP in a second, but first … We were all set to cover McLaren’s first team championship in 26 years yesterday (it needed to outscore Ferrari by 15 points in the GP to clinch).

After 23 race weekends could not decide matters, the 2024 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship comes down to the final weekend of the season, the year-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. McLaren entered last weekend with a chance to clinch the title at the Qatar Grand Prix and was in a position to do so midway through the main event on Sunday,

Lewis Hamilton praised the “faultless” Max Verstappen as he accepted the third-placed trophy at Friday night’s FIA gala, but warned the Red Bull driver that Mercedes “can close that gap”. Red Bull and Verstappen were the dominant force throughout the 2023 Formula 1 championship as the team cruised to the Constructors’ Championship with 21 wins in a 22-Grand Prix season.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen believes Lewis Hamilton will never lose his Formula 1 racing prowess, despite recent doubts about his performances. Verstappen hi