CNN — Max Verstappen claimed his fourth consecutive Formula One World Drivers’ Championship at a breathless Las Vegas Grand Prix that saw George Russell take victory for Mercedes.

Verstappen came into the weekend knowing that all he needed to do to win the title was finish in front of his championship rival Lando Norris. The reigning champion snatched the advantage in qualifying, starting the race in fifth ahead of the McLaren driver in P6.

The two drivers were side-by-side on the opening lap, but the Red Bull driver maintained his advantage and never looked back, coming home to finish the race in P5 with Norris behind him in sixth, officially making his championship lead insurmountable with only two races left in the season.

Verstappen joins Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel as the only drivers in F1 history to win at least four Drivers’ titles, further establishing him as one of the greatest drivers of all time.