A little over a year ago, shortly before closing the best season in the history of F1, Max Verstappen explained the mental approach with which he approaches each race: "I enjoy what I do, but I don't go crazy either. I don't consider a lot of questions. I just let myself go and that works for me. Those words were better understood in light of the ease with which he had achieved 19 victories, but not with the suffering he has faced in 2024. A World Cup, closed with a fifth place in Las Vegas, where he had to overcome unspeakable difficulties inside and outside the car. So, to lift his fourth crown, the Dutchman has not only proven to be the fastest driver, but also the one with the greatest psychological strength.
If there is an image that explains Verstappen's fourth title, it is that of his triumphant entry to the finish line during the Brazilian GP, where he had started seventeenth. And if there is one piece of information to quantify Lando Norris's disaster, it is his 9...
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