Lando Norris needs to win in Las Vegas, not for the championship as “there’s no changing that”, but for his self-confidence which would’ve taken a blow in Brazil. Having won the Sprint in Brazil where Max Verstappen was demoted to fourth for a Virtual Safety Car infringement,

Verstappen won last year’s inaugural race in Vegas, when Charles Leclerc claimed second place on the last lap with an overtake on Sergio Perez.