SportsLine's model analyzes Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and the rest of the starting grid's chances at the F1 Las Vegas GP 2024

There is a little more racing drama for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix than a year ago when Max Verstappen was running away with the Formula 1 championship and most of the news centered on the disruptions leading up to the race.

A General Motors-backed bid to enter Formula One as an 11th team in 2026 is now looking more likely to succeed after being previously rejected, multiple sources said on Friday.

United States car maker General Motors is closing in on an entry to Formula 1 as a team owner in 2026. The move comes out of the failure of the American Andretti organisation’s attempt to gain a place on the F1 grid this year.

McLaren's Lando Norris said he was probably not ready to challenge Max Verstappen for the Formula One title this season and accepted that his hopes were effectively over after a demoralising defeat in Brazil earlier this month.

McLaren driver Lando Norris says he "wasn’t ready" for a title fight with Max Verstappen this season. The Briton needs to score at least three more points than Verstappen in this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix to keep the drivers' championship alive.

Lando Norris insists Max Verstappen would not have won this year’s Formula 1 world championship if he was driving a McLaren. Norris saw his title hopes disintegrate at the last race in Brazil when Verstappen produced one of his best-ever drives to claim victory from 17th on the grid in wet conditions.