Scuderia Ferrari took the top honors in this afternoon’s Las Vegas Grand Prix classification by achieving pole position with Charles Leclerc and second place with Carlos Sainz. Only 44 thousand separate them.
Since it is a 6.1 km route, this difference is small between the drivers of the Italian team. Now the challenge for the Maranello team is to win the race, something that has been elusive since the Singapore GP with Carlos Sainz.
At the moment Ferrari The SF-23 really likes the North American layout with its long straights. The proof of this is the position of the championship leader, the Dutchman Max Verstappenwho finished third 0.378s behind Charles Leclerc .
The fourth place is in the hands of George Russell 0.386s from pole, followed by Pierre Gasly.
Good performance of Williams on this track by reaching sixth and seventh place with Alex Albon y Logan Sergeantbenefited from the car’s good pace on the long straights of Las Vegas.
The eighth half is for Valtteri Bottas on Alfa Romeofollowed by Kevin Magnussen on Haas y Fernando Alonso on Aston Martin completing the top 10.
The surprise of the session is the elimination of Lewis Hamilton y Sergio Perez in q2. Added to this is McLaren con Lando Norris y Oscar Piastri which was abandoned in Q1.
Lance Stroll is under investigation for disrespecting yellow flags. Previously he was placed in this situation with five places. After examining the evidence, the FIA ​​decided not to fine him.
As for Carlos Sainz, he received a 10 point penalty for changing power unit components, especially the battery.
The ambient temperature is 14 ºC and on the track 16 ºC.
Tomorrow at 10:00 local time the Las Vegas Grand Prix race will begin LIVE broadcast on F1LATAM.COM.
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Here are the results of the session:
Las Vegas GP – Classification
| 1 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | MON | 1:32.726 | -.— | Q3 | |
| 2 | C. Sainz | Ferrari | esp | 1:32.770 | +0.044 | Q3 | |
| 3 | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | NLD | 1:33.104 | +0.378 | Q3 | |
| 4 | Mr. Russell | Mercedes | GBR | 1:33.112 | +0.386 | Q3 | |
| 5 | P. Gasly | Alpine | FROM | 1:33.239 | +0.513 | Q3 | |
| 6 | A. Albon | Williams | IT | 1:33.323 | +0.597 | Q3 | |
| 7 | L. Sergeant | Williams | deer | 1:33.513 | +0.787 | Q3 | |
| 8 | V. Bottas | Alfa Romeo | FIN | 1:33.525 | +0.799 | Q3 | |
| 9 | K. Magnussen | Haas | FROM | 1:33.537 | +0.811 | Q3 | |
| 10 | F. Alonso | Aston Martin | esp | 1:33.555 | +0.829 | Q3 | |
| 11 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | GBR | 1:33.837 | +1.111 | Q2 | |
| 12 | S. Perez | Red Bull | Mexico | 1:33.855 | +1.129 | Q2 | |
| 13 | N. Hulkenberg | Haas | but | 1:33.979 | +1.253 | Q2 | |
| 14 | L. Walking | Aston Martin | CAN | 1:34.199 | +1.473 | Q2 | |
| 15 | D. Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | EXCEPT FOR | 1:34.308 | +1.582 | Q2 | |
| 16 | L. Norris | McLaren | GBR | 1:34.703 | +1.977 | Q1 | |
| 17 | E. Ocon | Alpine | FROM | 1:34.834 | +2.108 | Q1 | |
| 18 | Mr. Zhou | Alfa Romeo | CHN | 1:34.849 | +2.123 | Q1 | |
| 19 | O. Piastri | McLaren | EXCEPT FOR | 1:34.850 | +2.124 | Q1 | |
| 20 | Y. Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Japan | 1:36.447 | +3.721 | Q1 |
Las Vegas GP – Classification
| 1 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | MON | 1:32.726 | -.— | Q3 | |
| 2 | C. Sainz | Ferrari | esp | 1:32.770 | +0.044 | Q3 | |
| 3 | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | NLD | 1:33.104 | +0.378 | Q3 | |
| 4 | Mr. Russell | Mercedes | GBR | 1:33.112 | +0.386 | Q3 | |
| 5 | P. Gasly | Alpine | FROM | 1:33.239 | +0.513 | Q3 | |
| 6 | A. Albon | Williams | IT | 1:33.323 | +0.597 | Q3 | |
| 7 | L. Sergeant | Williams | deer | 1:33.513 | +0.787 | Q3 | |
| 8 | V. Bottas | Alfa Romeo | FIN | 1:33.525 | +0.799 | Q3 | |
| 9 | K. Magnussen | Haas | FROM | 1:33.537 | +0.811 | Q3 | |
| 10 | F. Alonso | Aston Martin | esp | 1:33.555 | +0.829 | Q3 | |
| 11 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | GBR | 1:33.837 | +1.111 | Q2 | |
| 12 | S. Perez | Red Bull | Mexico | 1:33.855 | +1.129 | Q2 | |
| 13 | N. Hulkenberg | Haas | but | 1:33.979 | +1.253 | Q2 | |
| 14 | L. Walking | Aston Martin | CAN | 1:34.199 | +1.473 | Q2 | |
| 15 | D. Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | EXCEPT FOR | 1:34.308 | +1.582 | Q2 | |
| 16 | L. Norris | McLaren | GBR | 1:34.703 | +1.977 | Q1 | |
| 17 | E. Ocon | Alpine | FROM | 1:34.834 | +2.108 | Q1 | |
| 18 | Mr. Zhou | Alfa Romeo | CHN | 1:34.849 | +2.123 | Q1 | |
| 19 | O. Piastri | McLaren | EXCEPT FOR | 1:34.850 | +2.124 | Q1 | |
| 20 | Y. Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Japan | 1:36.447 | +3.721 | Q1 |
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