An exciting, rain-soaked qualifying session saw changing conditions in F1 Las Vegas GP qualifying. Risky tire choices, and late-session surprises across all three segments. Lando Norris delivered a stunning lap to take pole, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz close behind after a chaotic qualifying that included yellow flags, and unpredictable pace swings.
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Q1
The rain came back to the qualifying, in this way at the beginning of the Q1 every driver tried to map the limits on intermediates. Meanwhile the two Aston Martins and Piastri were on wet tires.
Instead of the first flying laps plenty of the grid pitted and changed the inters to wet Pirellis. This time Stroll and Alonso led the phase, only 7 drivers had time.
The final minutes showed mixed performances and better and better laps of the field. Only 14 seconds were left, when Albon hit the wall in the last corner and broke the car’s first suspension on right, but he could went back to pit. The yellow-flagged stage was won by Russell with 1:53.144.
Out: Albon, Antonelli, Bortoleto, Tsunoda, Hamilton
Q2
The qualifying continued in hard conditions and everybody started to use new wet tires. Stroll opened with the fastest time ahead of Norris and Russell.
In the final 5 minutes Stroll changed to inters, and the drivers got much better times. Russell won the Q2 with 1:50.935, ahead of Hadjar and Sainz – Norris 4th and Piastri 10th.
Out: Hulkenberg, Stroll, Ocon, Bearman, Colapinto.
Q3
The track seemed better, therefore the drivers were taking laps on inters. Sainz was the fastest firstly, then Piastri jumped to the top.
2.5 minutes were to go, when Norris set a 1:48.384 fantastic lap ahead of Piastri and Verstappen. Finally the British could improve with 1:47.934 and took the pole position, Verstappen 2nd, Sainz 3rd.
The full results of the qualifying according to FIA.com:
