TOUR 24/50. Note that for Piastri, sanctioned with a penalty of 5 seconds, was poorly placed on the starting grid, hence the sanction against the McLaren driver.
TOUR 23/50. At the heart of the peloton, Hulkenberg has just gained the upper hand over Albon. The Haas driver takes P9.
TOUR 22/50. Behind Leclerc, Hamilton cannot find the solution against the Monegasque.
TOUR 21/50. Second in this race while Norris is 6th, Verstappen is currently world champion for the 4th time in his career.
TOUR 20/50. A point on the top 10 in this Las Vegas GP: Russell, Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Norris, Tsunoda, Piastri, Albon and Alonso.
TOUR 19/50. Lewis Hamilton is unstoppable! The Briton is now putting pressure on Leclerc and is aiming for P4 in this race.
TOUR 18/50. As his pace collapsed, Perez was overtaken by Hamilton then Norris before being called back to his pit box.
TOUR 17/50. Lewis Hamilton has pace. The Briton has just got the better of Norris to take P6!
TOUR 16/50. ABANDONMENT OF PIERRE GASLY! The Renault engine in his Alpine has just given up the ghost. The Frenchman has just stopped his car in the pits. This is the first retirement in this Las Vegas GP.
TOUR 15/50. Starting in third position, Gasly is very far away now. The Alpine driver is 14th and complains of a loss of power on his car.
TOUR 14/50. At the head of the race, Hamilton returns in turn. The Briton comes out with hard tires while Russell once again takes the lead in this GP.
TOUR 13/50. Taking advantage of his teammate's pit stop, Lewis Hamilton took the lead in this GP.
TOUR 13/50. At Mercedes, we don't take risks. While Russell has pace, the Briton is called back to the pit lane to cover the strategy of his competitors.
TOUR 12/50. Second in this race and on the way to a fourth world title, Max Verstappen (Red-Bull) stops in turn.
TOUR 11/50. One lap after Leclerc, Sainz, who no longer had grip, went through the pit lane. Hard tires also for the Ferrari driver.
TOUR 10/50. Judged at fault for a false start, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) was given a 5-second penalty.
TOUR 10/50. The first stops come! Leclerc and Norris are called back into the pits to put on the hard tires.
TOUR 9/50. In difficulty for a few laps, Charles Leclerc no longer has any rhythm. The Monegasque has just been overtaken by Verstappen who takes P3 while Norris got rid of Gasly to take fifth position.
TOUR 8/50. Taking advantage of Leclerc's slight drop in pace, Sainz has just got the better of his teammate. The Spaniard is now P2.
TOUR 7/50. Performing well in qualifying on Saturday, Gasly struggled to keep pace in this race. The Frenchman is already three seconds behind Verstappen while Norris puts pressure on the Alpine driver.
TOUR 6/50. After unsuccessfully attacking Russell, Leclerc now finds himself under pressure from his teammate, Sainz.
TOUR 5/50. Oscar Piastri is under investigation for a possible false start.
TOUR 5/50. At the head of the race, Leclerc attacks Russell for the first time in this race. It's magnificent but the Mercedes driver retains his first place while Verstappen got the better of Gasly for P4.
TOUR 4/50. Starting fourth, Charles Leclerc is now second and puts pressure on George Russell. The Monegasque is present in the DRS zone of the Briton.
TOUR 3/50. Positioned in fifth position just ahead of Norris, Verstappen is currently the 2024 world champion.
TOUR 2/50. DRS has just been authorized! Gasly finds himself under pressure from Verstappen.
TOUR 2/50. In the peloton, Perez tries to move up. The Mexican has just got rid of Albon for P16.
START OF THE RACE. Let's go to Las Vefgas! No trouble in this race. Russell retained the lead ahead of Leclerc, author of a superb flight, and Sainz. Gasly slipped to fourth.
George Russell arrives on the grid to position his Mercedes in first position. The other 18 drivers will follow because, as we remind you, there are 19 present on this grid since Franco Colapinto (Williams) starts from the pit lane after his accident on Saturday during qualifying.
TRAINING TOWER. 7 a.m. in
France, 10 p.m. in Las Vegas! The warm-up lap has just started with 18 degrees in the air but also on the track.
Winner of the last three championships, Max Verstappen is on the verge of a fourth coronation. For this, the Dutch driver, fifth on the grid, must finish ahead of Lando Norris in order to equal Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel with four crowns.
Three weeks after his third place in Brazil, Pierre Gasly (Alpine) achieved another incredible performance by lifting his car to third position on this starting grid.
After Miami then Austin, the American anthem is performed a third time this season. The boy band, Boyz II Men is in charge of the interpretation for this Las Vegas GP.
After his huge crash this Saturday during qualifying, Franco Colapinto (Williams) will start from the pit lane.
Twenty minutes before the start of the Las Vegas GP, the excitement is felt in the American city where the stars are crowding the grid.
Max Verstappen, who will be assured of a fourth world title if he finishes ahead of Lando Norris, will start 5th and the Briton 6th.
It was George Russell who won the fourth pole position of his career, at the wheel of his Mercedes. The Briton beat Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly.
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