I should have been on pole – Lewis Hamilton rues Las Vegas qualifying mistakes

Lewis Hamilton admitted he threw away pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as team-mate George Russell stormed to top spot.

Hamilton will start only 10th in Sin City on Saturday night after he made mistakes on each of his flying laps. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz qualified second, with Pierre Gasly a surprise third for Alpine.

British driver Lando Norris must outscore Max Verstappen by three points to extend the title battle to the penultimate race in Qatar, but the McLaren driver will start one place behind the Dutchman in sixth.

The starting grid in Vegas