F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix live updates: George Russell starts from pole as Max Verstappen looks set for fourth title

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If Max Verstappen takes the checkered flag ahead of Lando Norris in Las Vegas, he will win his fourth F1 championship in as many years. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Formula 1 has taken over Las Vegas for the second year in a row as the 22nd round of its world championship takes place on and around the iconic strip.

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen can secure his fourth consecutive championship by simply finishing ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris, who trails the Red Bull ace by 62 points with three race weekends remaining. The two will line up side by side on the 3rd row of the grid, with Verstappen qualifying fifth and Norris sixth. George Russell from Mercedes will start from pole position, followed by Carlos Sainz from Ferrari, Pierre Gasly from Alpine and Sainz’s teammate Charles Leclerc. Verstappen won last year’s event, his first at the Las Vegas circuit and his first in the city in more than 41 years.

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

  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. Haas-Ferrari’s Kevin Magnussen

  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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