Max Verstappen’s come-from-behind win in the pouring rain at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday didn’t just put him a lot closer to a fourth straight Formula One title.

The reigning Formula One world champion was in unfamiliar territory: Starting seventeenth on the grid, with only two cars behind him (and one in the pit lane), and his title rival, Lando Norris, way, way ahead of him on pole position.

After 10 races without a win, the victory in the Brazil Grand Prix reminded everyone of why the Dutch driver is a three-time champion in the first place.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite starting 17th, and increasing his lead over McLaren's Lando Norris with three more races remaining.

Lando Norris insists Max Verstappen “got lucky” after the Dutchman claimed a sensational win at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Norris, who started on pole position, lost the lead at the start to George Russell with both British drivers dropping places after pitting just before a red flag.

Max Verstappen won a chaotic, rain-lashed Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, roaring back from 17th on the grid to reignite his push for a fourth successive world title.

The Brazilian Grand Prix was an eventful event in several aspects. The highlight of the race was defending champion Max Verstappen's start from P17 and in the end winning the race. Frustrations flared for McLaren driver Lando Norris who is currently trying to win his first ever World Championship.

The permutations have been worked out, and Max Verstappen has a real chance of becoming a four-time world champion in Las Vegas.