George Russell has taken pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Pierre Gasly.
Row 1 | 1. (63) George Russell 1’32.312 Mercedes W15 |
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2. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’32.410 Ferrari SF-24 |
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Row 2 | 3. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’32.664 Alpine-Renault A524 |
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4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’32.783 Ferrari SF-24 |
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Row 3 | 5. (1) Max Verstappen 1’32.797 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 |
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6. (4) Lando Norris 1’33.008 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 |
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Row 4 | 7. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’33.029 RB-Honda RBPT 01 |
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8. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’33.033 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 |
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Row 5 | 9. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’33.062 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 |
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10. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’48.106 Mercedes W15 |
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Row 6 | 11. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’33.221 Alpine-Renault A524 |
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12. (20) Kevin Magnussen 1’33.297 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 |
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Row 7 | 13. (24) Zhou Guanyu 1’33.566 Sauber-Ferrari C44 |
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14. (30) Liam Lawson 1’34.257 RB-Honda RBPT 01 |
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Row 8 | 15. (11) Sergio Perez 1’34.155 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 |
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16. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’34.258 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 |
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Row 9 | 17. (23) Alexander Albon 1’34.425 Williams-Mercedes FW46 |
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18. (18) Lance Stroll 1’34.484 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 |
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Row 10 | 19. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’34.430 Sauber-Ferrari C44 |
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20. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’33.749 Williams-Mercedes FW46 |
P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’33.186 | 1’32.779 (-0.407s) | 1’32.312 (-0.467s) |
2 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 1’33.484 | 1’32.711 (-0.773s) | 1’32.410 (-0.301s) |
3 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’33.691 | 1’32.879 (-0.812s) | 1’32.664 (-0.215s) |
4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’33.446 | 1’33.016 (-0.430s) | 1’32.783 (-0.233s) |
5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’33.299 | 1’33.085 (-0.214s) | 1’32.797 (-0.288s) |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’33.592 | 1’33.099 (-0.493s) | 1’33.008 (-0.091s) |
7 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1’33.789 | 1’33.089 (-0.700s) | 1’33.029 (-0.060s) |
8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’33.450 | 1’33.024 (-0.426s) | 1’33.033 (+0.009s) |
9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1’33.920 | 1’33.114 (-0.806s) | 1’33.062 (-0.052s) |
10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’33.225 | 1’32.567 (-0.658s) | 1’48.106 (+15.539s) |
11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1’33.968 | 1’33.221 (-0.747s) | Missed by 0.107s |
12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1’33.991 | 1’33.297 (-0.694s) | Missed by 0.183s |
13 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 1’34.079 | 1’33.566 (-0.513s) | Missed by 0.452s |
14 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1’33.746 | 1’33.749 (+0.003s) | Missed by 0.635s |
15 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1’34.087 | 1’34.257 (+0.170s) | Missed by 1.143s |
16 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1’34.155 | Missed by 0.068s | |
17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’34.258 | Missed by 0.171s | |
18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’34.425 | Missed by 0.338s | |
19 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1’34.430 | Missed by 0.343s | |
20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’34.484 | Missed by 0.397s |
Penalties
Colapinto: Start from pit lane due to changing front brake cooling ducts and Restricted Number Components under parc ferme conditions.
Bottas: Five place grid drop for exceeding the maximum number of power unit components.
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pcxmac (@pcxmac)
23rd November 2024, 7:31
if history is anything to go by Russell will end up in 4th to 6th place and Hamilton might make it up to 7th. If Russell has a problem, expect Hamilton to have to pit in favor of his teammate. Expect both Ferraris to overtake Mercedes and Gasley, and Verstappen to close down and overtake Russell by the first pitstop.
Ferrari 1-X, Max somewhere in between, or there after. Not sure what McLaren are doing, looks like a bogey track for them still maybe.
pcxmac (@pcxmac)
23rd November 2024, 7:34
Expect Mercedes to fall off further as the track rubbers up, during the race, per Toto Wolff.
Again, if history is to repeat itself, Russell will just let himself fall back until Hamilton catches him (if he can) and stay in front of Hamilton. If this is what happens, they will have not gained anything the whole year in terms of performance against the other teams.
Coventry Climax
23rd November 2024, 7:32
Great rive bby Russel. Still worthy of the Mr. Saturday nickname, I suppose.
I’ll repeat I think Colapinto is not a Keeper anymore. ;-)
But he did put pressure on Albon, who cracked again and made a stupid mistake.
Vowles has got to sort things there, this is costing the team way too much money that spent better elsewhere.
Ditch Perez please. The guy is an anomaly.
Verstappen ahead of Norris. But if the rearwing story is true, that might still change in the race.
Ivan B (@njoydesign)
23rd November 2024, 8:09
Ironic, now they have 2 drivers crashing instead of one.
pcxmac (@pcxmac)
23rd November 2024, 7:41
Gasly’s #3 position on the grid shows just how poor the grip is on the circuit, that they are literally in mixed conditions out there and not able to adequately load their tires, to the point of achieving peak grip for the motors to fully realize their potential.
After seeing all the dust on the tires, its pretty clear this race should be considered mixed conditions, low tire performance due to temps, and lower loads due to the caking of the compound from the dust on the circuit.
Ben
23rd November 2024, 7:43
Ok, so I’ve been right all season and completely wrong yesterday. Hamilton is gone, done, it’s over. He just can’t cope with any amount of pressure. When it matters he’s making more errors than a rookie or his pace is dreadful.
I tried giving him the benefit of the doubt but it’s completely on him.
Edvaldo
23rd November 2024, 16:59
Hamilton still has the speed; his Q2 lap was good enough for third place, but whatever is happening with his Q3s better not happen next year, or he’ll face the bad side of being a Ferrari driver pretty quickly.