It’s a race with a lot at stake that will take place in Las Vegas today.
Max Verstappen is aiming for a 4th consecutive world title if he manages, to summarize, to beat Lando Norris at the finish (the scenarios for the title can be found here). 5th on the grid in front of the Briton, the Dutchman already starts in a good position for this.
For its part, Ferrari placed its two cars very high on the grid, Carlos Sainz 2nd and Charles Leclerc 4th, ahead of the McLaren F1s, enough to hope, with a good race pace, to eat into the advantage of 36 points in the manufacturers' championship. the Woking team.
In pole position, George Russell will obviously play his card to try to win a 4th Grand Prix for Mercedes F1 this year while Pierre Gasly, 3rd on the grid, has nothing to lose and is in a perfect position to score big points and try to consolidate Alpine F1's 6th place in the constructors' championship.
At the back of the grid, Franco Colapinto has been confirmed at the start, with a car repaired following his crash in Q2 yesterday. The Argentine, however, must start from the back of the grid.
Training tour: The teams aim above all to control tire degradation and it is therefore not surprising to see almost all the drivers starting on medium, apart from at the back of the grid where we are betting on the tough guys for Perez, Bottas and Colapinto .
