It’s the second race in a row Perez has been passed on the last lap.

Then on the final lap, Leclerc pulled off a sensational overtake on Perez to steal second place from the Mexican. In a wild few laps, the lead changed hands several times as Sergio Perez took the lead before Leclerc overtook him again, only for Verstappen to pass them both and take the lead with around 10 laps to go. The triple world champion got his elbows out throughout the race, bumping into George Russell to trigger a Virtual Safety Car that played right into his hands and made Leclerc a sitting duck. Join Kayo now and start streaming instantly >

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Verstappen was given a five-second time penalty for pushing Charles Leclerc wide on the opening corner but recovered to win a record-extending 18th race of the season and complete a clean sweep of the three American races. The Las Vegas Grand Prix delivered a frenetic race but again it was the same old story as Max Verstappen claimed yet another victory.

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