Red Bull Racing driver Verstappen gave PEOPLE an exclusive look at his pre-race prep ahead of the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, where he was crowned world champ

His fourth title was hard-won. As title defenses go, 2025 is already shaping up to be an even greater test for Max Verstappen.

Max Verstappen secured his fourth straight Formula One championship with a fifth-place showing in Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix. George Russell won the

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

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.

Is Max Verstappen the greatest F1 driver of all time? It is a question which can legitimately be asked in the wake of his fourth consecutive world title, which he delivered beneath the blinking neon lights of Sin City here on Saturday night.

Max Verstappen has the chance to add to one of the most entertaining Formula One seasons in recent memory by becoming a four-time World Drivers’ Champion on Saturday at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen can't be stopped! Ahead of clinching his fourth world championship upon winning the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday, Nov. 24, the Red Bull Racing driver spoke with PEOPLE exclusively about his pre-race routine and what fuels him for success on the grid.

Asked how he planned to celebrate his fourth consecutive Formula One championship, Max Verstappen did a quick scan of the room searching for a drop of alcohol. “Well, I ran out of beer, so I don’t know,