LAS VEGAS — Contemplating the drama and intrigue that has surrounded the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix up thus far, the truth that qualifying for the primary Formulation 1 race in Sin Metropolis since 1982 went off with out incident is noteworthy. After the time allotted for qualifying got here to an finish, the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz crossed the road in first and second place. However because of the 10-position penalty assessed after Sainz was compelled to a halt after hitting a water drain cowl that was dislodged throughout the first observe session the earlier night, he’ll begin within the twelfth place. Simply 0.044 seconds separated the 2 Ferrari drivers.
A mighty lap from @Charles_Leclerc offers him his twenty third @f1 profession pole! 🚀 #LasVegasGP 🇺🇸 #F1
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) November 18, 2023
Taking the second place on the grid for the Las Vegas Grand Prix will probably be Max Verstappen, who already clinched the driving force’s championship in dominant vogue and completed third in qualifying behind the 2 Ferraris. Mercedes-AMG driver George Russell will begin in third, adopted by Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Williams teammates Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant.
Mercedes-AMG driver Lewis Hamilton (tenth), Crimson Bull’s Sergio Perez (eleventh) and McLaren drivers Lando Norris (fifteenth) and Oscar Piastri (18th) have been eradicated within the first spherical of qualifying.
FULL QUALIFYING CLASSIFICATION 👀#LasVegasGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/j7YELGb03W
— Formulation 1 (@F1) November 18, 2023