Lewis Hamilton is still a dangerous driver but no longer the king of the sport, and he sits in third place in the overall standings with 226 points. Verstappen has won 17 of the 20 races in Formula 1 this season and has racked up 524 points, which is 266 ahead of second-place Sergio Perez, his Red Bull teammate. Here is a look at the top-10 candidates to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix, courtesy of BetMGM on November 14th: He has been listed as the odds-on favorite to win the Las Vegas Grand Prix at -275. Verstappen wasn’t born when that race was held but the 26-year-old is in his prime now and the clear driver to beat. The F1 circuit will have a race in the United States on Saturday, as Las Vegas, Nevada, hosts it for the first time since the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix. Fans across the world have gotten the chance to watch Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 dominance the past couple years, and now Las Vegas will get in on the action.