We have arrived at the last race of the 2024 racing season, which for some meant a farewell, for some a debut, and for some a world championship title.
The start was successful, Max Verstappen very agilely entered Oscar Piastri's space and with this impact also spun the Australian and himself... Meanwhile, the second Red Bull had a similar outcome, Sergio Perez lost his position in a duel with Valtteri Bottas and ended up off the track. The VSC phase followed, then Piastri solved the race Franco Colapinto, who had an unfortunate puncture. Meanwhile, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly were in the lead, but that only lasted until the stops.
Thanks to different tactics, we could see the order of Norris, Sainz, Russell and practically long laps without incident. In the meantime, Valtteri Bottas got a puncture and unfortunately also eliminated Kevin Magnussen. Paradoxically, this is how Bottas's drive ended, which had been performing great all weekend… Incidents after the start also did not go without punishment, Verstappen received ten seconds for his "maneuver" against Piastri, while he received the same penalty for the trouble with Colapinto.
As soon as Lewis Hamilton, who stopped last, returned to the track, the display showed the order Norris, Sainz, Leclerc. The lines tightened, Norris, two Ferraris and two Mercedes, followed by Verstappen. Only in the upper middle of the field were there minor battles, mutual overtaking, the most interesting performance in the gray final race was the performance of Gasly and Hülkenberg. And of course the victory of McLaren Lando Norris, who at the last moment won the constructors' world championship, podiums for Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc and a wonderful overtaking by Lewis Hamilton on the last lap against George Russell.
