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 year in a row, as the 22nd round of its world championship takes place in and around the iconic strip.

Triple world champion Max Verstappen can clinch his fourth consecutive world drivers’ championship simply by finishing ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris, who is 62 points behind the Red Bull ace with three race weekends left. The two line up next to each other on row 3 of the grid with Verstappen qualifying fifth and Norris sixth. Mercedes’ George Russell will start from pole position, followed by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc. Verstappen won last year’s event, his first on the Las Vegas strip circuit and his 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)

Starting grid of the Las Vegas Grand Prix

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 Hulkenberg, 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 Pérez, 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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