Vegas produced another fantastic race weekend that ended up crowning Max with a 4th Championship ! But it was also a Mercedes domination weekend. From the first practice the Merc car was the class off the field topping all the time sheets and also securing pole with Russell. In the race Russell drove a fantastic race but he wasn't the only one, Hamilton drove a fantastic race from 10th to 2 passing a lot of cars, and further underlying the pace. Norris and Mclaren had a bad weekend, with Max passing Norris to secure his championship. Ferrari was able to secure a podium, but there was heavy tension between lecrec and Sainz because of team order instructions.