Red Bull chief Helmut Marko has admitted employees at the F1 side have been left 'disappointed' with their bonuses up in the air in the wake of Max Verstappen's latest title triumph. The 27-year-old finished fifth at the Las Vegas Grand Prix to secure glory for the fourth year in a row.

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Verstappen responded with the greatest display of his F1 career. In rainy conditions, he charged through to victory, taking the lead at the same moment Norris slid down the order after a mistake at Turn 1. A symbolic moment of the diverging paths of their title aspirations.