Leclerc takes pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc will start the Las Vegas Grand Prix from pole position as his time of 1:32.726 was sufficient enough to secure him victory in qualifying on Saturday.

The Monegasque was the dominant force all throughout, taking top spot in all 3 phases of quali and Ferrari’s strong pace was further underlined by Carlos Sainz, who clocked the second fastest time, but his 10-grid penalty will force him to start 12th.

Reigning champion Max Verstappen will line up next to Leclerc on the front row as the Red Bull’s drivers had no answer for the Scuderia’s pace on Saturday.

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The Milton Keynes team will be left scratching their head as poor decision to leave Sergio Perez in the pits has left him out in Q2. The Mexican will start 12th, which will become 11th once Sainz takes his penalty.

George Russell finished strong in 4th, but teammate Lewis Hamilton struggled as he missed out on Q3 and will line up 10th.