Max Verstappen clinched a fourth straight Formula One title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night. AFP Sports looks at five races that made this year's battle for the crown an unpredictable rollercoaster.

LAS VEGAS — George Russell may have won the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton beside him on the podium for a Mercedes 1-2 finish. But all eyes were on Max Verstappen. For the fourth time in as many seasons, the Dutchman was crowned Formula One world champion.

ANALYSIS: Verstappen joined an exclusive club in claiming his fourth world championship in Las Vegas but as Kieran Jackson explains, the indomitable Dutchman can cement his legendary status

Max Verstappen's win makes him just the sixth driver in Formula One history to win four titles or more and he's now guaranteed the world crown with two races still remaining.

Max Verstappen won an unbelievable 19 races last season that included an incredible streak of 10 in a row in what would arguably go down as one of the greatest years in Formula 1 history

Max Verstappen cruised to a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship Saturday night by finishing fifth in the Las Vegas Grand Prix

After a career-defining year that included battling through a midseason slump, Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive Formula One title Saturday night.

Despite finishing fifth in the Las Vegas Grand Prix early Sunday, Red Bull's Max Verstappen claimed his fourth consecutive F1 championship, beating McLaren's Lando Norris for the title.