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Amidst treacherous conditions, Liam Lawson paced Racing Bulls’ efforts at the Las Vegas GP, putting his car 6th on the grid for Saturday night’s F1 race. Lawson’s fastest lap was just 1.128 seconds behind polesitter Lando Norris, and 0.492 seconds ahead of teammate Isack Hadjar. “We could have improved” The result is the New Zealander’s…
Pierre Gasly’s 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP Qualifying session proved to be an adrenaline-fueled challenge in treacherous wet conditions. The Alpine driver secured P10 after missing most of FP3, giving him minimal preparation time. Gasly battled extreme low grip and tyre temperature issues throughout the session. Adrenaline rush after qualifying Gasly’s Las Vegas GP Qualifying…
George Russell qualified fourth for the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP, nearly nine tenths back from pole-sitter Lando Norris, which seemed a disappointing result considering the Mercedes driver had topped FP3, Q1 and Q2 prior to that. “Fortunate” to qualify P4 after steering issue But speaking in the print media pen after qualifying, Russell revealed…
Ferrari struggled in the wet weather conditions of the F1 Las Vegas GP Qualifying, with Leclerc starting the race from P9. The Monegasque driver struggled for grip throughout the session, locking up into Turn 14 on his final flying lap of Q3. Teammate Lewis Hamilton qualified P20, marking a disappointing result for the scarlet team….
Oscar Piastri will line up fifth on the grid for the 2025 F1 Las Vegas GP, after a disappointing end of the session for the Australian, compromised by a late yellow flag in his final run in Q3, which meant he had to abort what was set to be his personal best time. The wet…
The F1 Las Vegas GP Qualifying was filled with yellow flags, low grip, and surprises. While the drivers struggled in the tough conditions, Carlos Sainz was one of the drivers who came out on top. The Williams driver finished the session just behind Max Verstappen, meaning that he lines up third on the grid for…
The wet Qualifying of the F1 Las Vegas GP came with surprises and shocks. Lewis Hamilton failing to reach Q2 being one of them, as the seven-time World Champion is set to line up P20 for the Las Vegas GP. Hamilton excited that Ferrari would have a good day While the practice sessions showed promising…
Max Verstappen snatched a starting P2 for the upcoming F1 Las Vegas GP in spite of the rather challenging weather conditions. After a tough Qualifying session in Brazil, the Dutch driver l almost replicated his Q1 knock out experience, only getting out of the danger zone in the final moments of the session. Nevertheless, he…
Lando Norris takes the seventh pole position of his F1 season ahead of the Las Vegas GP. It’s the third in a row for the Brit, who becomes the first driver to achieve this result since Max Verstappen’s strong start in 2024. Norris also becomes the fifth McLaren driver to secure such a streak of…
After Friday’s F1 Las Vegas GP Qualifying session, the stewards summoned several drivers and teams for investigation. They cleared Carlos Sainz and Mercedes with no further action, but fined Alpine for failing to electronically register the return of their tyres, a required step under FIA Sporting Regulations. Sainz for allegedly re-joining the track unsafely During…
