Night falls and the rain begins in Las Vegas and so begins the qualifying sessions. of this third to last seasonal appointment of the F1It's time to find out who will be the poleman for tomorrow's race. And at the end of a very difficult session. Pole goes to Lando Norris ahead of Verstappen and a super Carlos Sainz. It disappointsInstead, Ferrari with Leclerc finishing 9th and Hamilton actually last.
Lando Norris took pole in the Las Vegas qualifying session ahead of Verstappen and Carlos Sainz. Ferrari was disappointing with Leclerc 9th and Hamilton actually last.
Plot twist: Lewis and Kimi are out in Q1
The track is wet and the rain continues to fallNo one will be able to relax in this qualifying session in Las Vegas, which promises to be very difficult. For the first attempt Everyone is using intermediate tyres except for drivers Astnon Martin, the two Saubers and Oscar Piastri who are using full wet tyres.Their hope? That this rubber is easier to heat. And indeed, that's what happens and so everyone proceeds to opt for this mix.
Meanwhile, for now the best time is Ocon's but the conditions are very difficult: poor visibility and many roadblocks. And incredibly, it is exactly Verstappen is struggling a lot in these conditions. Very high tension also for Charles who has his time taken off due to track limits and is then forced to do an engine reset: He will only have a few attempts to get through Q1 of the Las Vegas GP qualifying session.. And he did it! He was first in 1:54.856Meanwhile, Bearman goes wide and kisses the wall while Albon crashes and retires. At the end of the session, the top three are Russell who finished in 1:53.144 ahead of Verstappen and Alons. Instead, the eliminated are: Albon, Antonelli, Bortoleto, Tsunoda and Hamilton, who sensationally crashed out in Q1 after believing he had taken the flag but did not complete his last attempt.
Russell is again the fastest in Q2 of qualifying in Las Vegas
It has stopped raining so the track will continue to improve.: this will be another very intense session. In fact, everyone is lowering their times and the first position is contested by many pilotsi. And with 5 minutes to go, Racing Bull is 1-2, but then the lead is "stolen" first by Max and then by Carlos. And once again, as before, it's a Ferrari that takes the flag, but this time the number 16. Now they can only wait and see the others' times.
And in the end he passes the cut in 9th position ahead of Piastri, who is also struggling a lot. At the end of Q2 of the Las Vegas qualifying session he is Russell the fastest again, then Hadjar and Sainz. Eliminated: Hulkenberg, Stroll, Ocon, Bearman, ColapintoIt's a shame for Stroll, who had done well up to this point but then at the end of the session he switched to intermediate tyres and so he wasn't able to make the cut.
Qualifying concludes in Las Vegas: Lando Norris takes pole
We're back on track for Q3 of the Las Vegas GP qualifying session and once again we expect a a fight on the edge of centsAnd the drivers did not disappoint: the best time initially went to Norris, flying with the McLaren, who completed the lap in 1:48.384. But now it was time for the final push. Who will take pole position in Nevada? And it's still A super Lando Norris will start from the front row, completing the lap in 1:47.934. Verstappen will start next to him, followed by an exceptional Sainz.. Badly, however, Leclerc and finishes only ninth after a blockage in the first sector.
Here is the final starting grid:
