F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix live updates: George Russell starts from pole as Max Verstappen can clinch 4th title

Formula 1 has taken over Las Vegas for the second straight year as the 22nd round of its world championship will be staged on and around the iconic strip.

Triple world champion Max Verstappen can clinch his fourth straight world drivers’ championship by simply finishing in front of McLaren’s Lando Norris, who trails the Red Bull ace by 62 points with three race weekends remaining. The two line up alongside each other in Row 3 of the starting grid with Verstappen qualifying fifth and Norris sixth time. Mercedes’ George Russell will start from the pole position, followed by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc. Verstappen won last year’s event, the first on the Las Vegas strip circuit and first in the city in more than 41 years.

Las Vegas Grand Prix

Las Vegas strip circuit (17-turn, 3.85-mile street track)
12:55 a.m. ET (ESPN)

Las Vegas Grand Prix starting grid

1. George Russell, Mercedes

2. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

3. Pierre Gasly, Alpine-Renault

4. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

5. Max Verstappen, Red Bull-RBPT

6. Lando Norris, McLaren-Mercedes

7. Yuki Tsunoda, RB-RBPT

8. Oscar Piastri, McLaren-Mercedes

9. Nico Hülkenberg, Haas-Ferrari

10. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

11. Esteban Ocon, Alpine-Renault

12. Kevin Magnussen, Haas-Ferrari

13. Zhou Guanyu, Kick Sauber-Ferrari

14. Liam Lawson, RB-RBPT

15. Sergio Perez, Red Bull-RBPT

16. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin-Mercedes

17. Alex Albon, Williams-Mercedes

18. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin-Mercedes

19. Valtteri Bottas, Kick Sauber-Ferrari

20. Franco Colapinto, Williams-Mercedes

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