George Russell grabbed a sensational pole place in Las Vegas, the Mercedes seemingly coming alive within the cooler night situations. However there have been loads of squabbles behind, with Ferrari managing to out-qualify their McLaren rivals, whereas Max Verstappen begins forward of Lando Norris. Listed below are the most effective details and stats from the Vegas Strip…
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Russell has three poles this yr – Canada, Britan and now Las Vegas. This was his fourth profession pole place.
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Carlos Sainz certified second for the second yr in a row right here, though final yr he did serve a 10-place grid drop. He’s missed out on pole right here twice by a mixed whole of 0.142s.
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That is the Spaniard’s second entrance row begin within the final three races, after he received from pole in Mexico Metropolis.
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Pierre Gasly was third, after Esteban Ocon began fourth in Sao Paulo. Gasly solely has one different profession top-three begin, again at Qatar in 2021 however he did begin fourth right here final yr.
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Charles Leclerc was fourth, however his final two race victories got here from P4 on the grid in each Monza and Austin.
