Verstappen overcomes penalty and collision to win in Vegas
Max Verstappen overcame a five-second penalty, a collision with George Russell and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to claim a historic Las Vegas Grand Prix win.
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Leclerc on a roll with Ferrari pole in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS: Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday (Nov 18) with Red Bull's triple Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen stepping up to join him on the front row.
Verstappen doing Elvis impersonation at Las Vegas Grand Prix
LAS VEGAS: Red Bulls triple world champion Max Verstappen will do his best Elvis impersonation on Sunday (Nov 19) wearing a race suit inspired by the King for the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Ferrari’s Leclerc takes pole position for Las Vegas Grand Prix
LAS VEGAS: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole position in Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix after posting the fastest time in Friday qualifying. Leclerc finished ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz but with the Spaniard having a ten-place grid penalty imposed after Thursday’s practice, world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start second. Mercedes’ George Russell will be in third place on the grid alongside Alpine’s French driver Pierre Gasly. It was a positive session for Williams who will have Alex Albon starting fifth on the grid alongside team-mate Logan Sargeant, the American who is hoping a strong result on a home circuit will boost his chance of keeping his place for next season. Sargeant’s finish was his best result in qualifying in his rookie season. There was little to choose between the two Ferrari drivers with Leclerc, who topped all three segments, posting a fastest lap of 1:32.726 and Sainz just 0.044 off the pace. Three-time world champion Verstappen pulled out of his final lap but will back himself to once again overcome Leclerc on race-day. The Dutchman has won 17 races in a record-breaking season as he clinched his third straight championship. “It was enjoyable out there. I think we maximized today.
Verstappen stands with Sainz over 'very harsh' Las Vegas GP penalty
World champion Max Verstappen has given his support to rival Carlos Sainz after the Ferrari driver was hit with a 10-place grid penalty at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Ferrari's Leclerc lights up the Las Vegas strip to take pole ahead of Verstappen
Charles Leclerc danced his way to pole position with an emphatic performance for Ferrari under the Las Vegas lights.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc Takes Pole Position For Las Vegas Grand Prix
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start from pole position in Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix after posting the fastest time in Friday qualifying. Leclerc finished ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz but with the Spaniard having a ten-place grid penalty imposed after Thursday's practice, world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start second. Mercedes' George Russell will be in third place on the grid alongside Alpine's French driver Pierre Gasly.
Max Verstappen: Monaco is Champions League, Las Vegas is National League
Max Verstappen compared Formula One’s £500million Las Vegas Grand Prix to the fifth tier of English football – and suggested the sport’s new generation of fans are only interested in partying.