Lando Norris needs to win in Las Vegas, not for the championship as “there’s no changing that”, but for his self-confidence which would’ve taken a blow in Brazil. Having won the Sprint in Brazil where Max Verstappen was demoted to fourth for a Virtual Safety Car infringement,

Lando Norris spent the balance of Saturday’s (Nov. 2) Formula 1 Sprint in Brazil right behind race leader and teammate Oscar Piastri. But on lap 22, with points leader Max Verstappen breathing down the McLaren duo’s necks, Piastri let Norris by to take the lead.

Verstappen won last year’s inaugural race in Vegas, when Charles Leclerc claimed second place on the last lap with an overtake on Sergio Perez.