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George Russell secured pole position for the second running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
George Russell claimed pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, narrowly beating Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz by a tenth of a second. Pierre Gasly will start from the second row alongside Charles Leclerc, with Max Verstappen rounding out the top five. Lando Norris, Yuki Tsunoda, Oscar Piastri, Nico Hulkenberg, and Lewis Hamilton completed the top 10. Unfortunately, Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso were early casualties in qualifying, while Williams continued to face challenges, with Franco Colapinto crashing in Q2. Lance Stroll faced difficulties with an ERS issue, but eventually managed to compete in qualifying. In the end, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times in Q2, with several drivers failing to make it to Q3, including Stroll, Bottas, Albon, Alonso, and Perez.