For the first five races of the 2024 season, Verstappen only lost one of the five in a dominant start to 2024, his only loss coming from a mechanical issue. However, Lando Norris' brilliant win at the Miami Grand Prix turned things around. Norris pushed Verstappen right to the wire in Imola, and Charles Leclerc dominated the Monaco Grand Prix as Red Bull finished way off the pace. And in the last two races, Sergio Perez scored only four points, pulling the Austrian team into the middle of a World Championship battle.