P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Here’s the starting grid for the 2023 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
1. Charles Leclerc has secured pole position for the race, with Max Verstappen starting alongside him in second place.
2. George Russell impressively qualified third for Mercedes, followed by Pierre Gasly from Alpine and Williams’ drivers Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant in fourth and fifth respectively.
3. Lewis Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, had a challenging qualifying session and will start the race in tenth place, while Sergio Perez from Red Bull starts from 11th.
4. Unfortunately, Carlos Sainz, who initially qualified in second, will drop 10 positions on the grid to 12th due to a grid penalty.
5. Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen occupy the seventh and eighth positions, followed by Fernando Alonso, who makes a comeback to Formula 1, in ninth.
6. Daniel Ricciardo, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, Zhou Guanyu, Oscar Piastri, Lance Stroll, and Yuki Tsunoda complete the remaining grid positions for the race.
