Lando Norris claimed pole position for McLaren at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with a superb lap in treacherous wet conditions on the street circuit in Nevada, and with it moved one step closer to winning his first Formula One world championship.

The title race leader beat the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into second, but with his closest championship rival – teammate Oscar Piastri – only in fifth, Norris has the opportunity to further extend his advantage at the top of the standings.

Carlos Sainz was in third for Williams and George Russell in fourth for Mercedes. ‘I still see title as quite distant’: F1 leader Norris not hedging bets for Las Vegas GP Read more

Lewis Hamilton, however, had another very poor performance , finishing plum last in 20th for Ferrari, struggling to make the

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