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Q3: George Russell Secures Pole Position Ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr.

The Mercedes driver delivered the best lap time of 1:32.312, improving on last year’s mark. He narrowly beat Sainz’s Ferrari by 98 thousandths of a second. Pierre Gasly pulled off a surprising performance, securing third place and starting from the second row, alongside Charles Leclerc.

Max Verstappen qualified P5, just ahead of Lando Norris. The two title contenders will start on the same row.

8:23: Q3 Timings

8:23: Lewis Hamilton completely missed his Q3 attempt, failing to set a competitive time. The seven-time world champion’s best lap was 15 seconds slower than his teammate’s.

8:22: Russell claims pole! Verstappen P4.

8:22: Sainz takes provisional pole, awaiting Russell’s time.

8:21: Gasly in P2.

8:21: Fastest Sector 1 for Russell.

8:21: Fastest Sector 2 for Leclerc.

8:20: One minute remaining. All 10 cars are on track. Russell is the last to start his lap.

8:18: Three minutes left; drivers are returning to the track for their final attempts.

8:17: George Russell insists on the radio: “I want to be the last one to take the track.”
The track is improving with every lap, and Russell aims to take advantage.

8:16: All 10 drivers completed their first runs, some taking two warm-up laps to properly heat their tires.

Provisional lap times:

8:15: Hamilton abandoned his attempt to improve.

8:15: Russell also delaying his attempt. He’s the only one yet to set a time.

8:14: Carlos Sainz takes provisional pole. Max Verstappen aborts his first lap and prepares for another attempt.

8:13: Norris sets the fastest time, ahead of his teammate. Pierre Gasly temporarily holds P3.

8:13: The first time was set by Oscar Piastri, followed by Norris, Gasly, and Leclerc.

8:11: Verstappen is the first to prepare a lap, followed by Piastri and Norris.

8:10: Q3 resumes under a green flag.

8:05: The session will resume at 8:10.

8:00: Barrier repairs are underway.

7:50: No updates from the FIA yet.

HUGE CRASH FOR COLAPINTO 😳

The driver is fine, but his Williams is destroyed. Q3 start delayed 🔴

Esteban Ocon is out; Pierre Gasly advances to Q3 🇫🇷#LasVegasGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/N47KH2FuRq

— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) November 23, 2024

7:46: FIA announces a delay before resuming the session.

7:45: Replays show the crash shifted the barriers. The FIA is taking time to reposition everything.

Debris is scattered everywhere.

7:45: Q2 eliminations:
11th Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
12th Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
13th Guanyu Zhou (Sauber)
14th Franco Colapinto (Williams)
15th Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

7:44: Session ends with Lewis Hamilton setting the fastest lap at 1:32.567, followed by Carlos Sainz at 1:32.711 and George Russell at 1:32.779.

7:43: Cameras show the rookie crashing into the inside of Turn 17, then bouncing off to the outside.

He is unharmed.

Q2 ends under yellow flag.

7:42: Franco Colapinto is in a completely destroyed Williams after a violent crash into the barriers.

Yellow Flag

Massive crash.

7:40: Sainz moves to P1. Russell continues to improve his time.

7:38: All drivers are back on track for the final two minutes.

7:36: Lando Norris climbs to P5 but remains behind Max Verstappen.

7:34: Russell improves his time. Hamilton moves to P2, Leclerc to P3.

7:34: Max Verstappen improves to the fastest lap with 1:33.085.

7:32: Most drivers are in the pits, while some cool down before a second run.

7:29: Hamilton improves; Piastri takes P2, ahead of Verstappen and Norris.

7:29: Nico Hülkenberg moves to P2, one-tenth ahead of Russell.

7:28: Russell sets the first benchmark at 1:33.585.

7:25: Q2 resumes.

7:24: Disappointing performance so far from Lando Norris, who sits 7th in Q1, behind his teammate. The Englishman is under pressure to outperform Max Verstappen this weekend to keep his title hopes alive.

7:22: Mercedes dominates Q1, setting the fastest lap times in every session so far this weekend.

All drivers set their fastest laps on soft tires. Despite cold conditions, the track temperature remains above 14°C.

Max Verstappen is P3, just a tenth behind the fastest time, ahead of Charles Leclerc.

7:20:
Q1 results:

Q1 ends

Q1 eliminations:
16th Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
17th Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
18th Alex Albon (Williams)
19th Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
20th Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

7:18: Lance Stroll manages to take to the track, setting a lap time of 1:34.484. He remains last but is just two-tenths off Alonso.

7:17: With 1 minute left in Q1, Albon, Bottas, Colapinto, Lawson, and Stroll are provisionally out.

7:14: Lance Stroll has yet to leave the pits, with three minutes left in Q1. He suffered a breakdown at the end of FP3 and may not start in time.

7:13: Russell improves to 1:33.363, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri.

7:08: Ten minutes remain in this session, which will eliminate the five slowest drivers.

7:06: Both McLarens currently lead, while the bottom five drivers have yet to record a time.

7:06: Last year’s best qualifying time at Las Vegas was 1:32.726, which is expected to be beaten today despite the

chilly conditions.

7:04: Pierre Gasly sets the first time in Q1 with 1:43.773, far off the FP3 best of 1:33.570.

7:00: Green flag.
George Russell is the first in the pit lane, followed by Lawson and Albon.

6:55: During FP3 earlier today, Mercedes set the fastest times of the weekend, with Lewis Hamilton leading the first two sessions and Russell topping FP3.

6:45: Welcome to the live coverage of qualifying.
It’s currently 12°C in the air and 15°C on track. Conditions are expected to cool further as the session progresses, with the clock nearing 10 PM in Las Vegas.