Russell sees off Sainz to take pole in Las Vegas

Mercedes driver George Russell pipped Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to pole position at the Las Vegas Grand Prix with the final lap of an engrossing qualifying session. Russell snuck ahead of Sainz by just 0.098 seconds while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly pulled off a major shock by taking third place. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fourth after a messy session, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took fifth, ahead of his title rival Lando Norris of McLaren.

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Norris takes pole in chaotic Sao Paulo GP qualifying session

McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in a chaotic, crash-strewn qualifying session in which Max Verstappen was 12th. The Red Bull driver has a five-place grid penalty for the grand prix later on Sunday so will start 17th, although he may vault up if some of the damaged cars cannot start the race. Mercedes driver George Russell snatched second place alongside Norris, with the RB of Yuki Tsunoda third, ahead of Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and RB’s Liam Lawson.

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Qualifying for Sao Paulo GP postponed due to torrential rain

Qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix has been postponed until Sunday as a result of heavy rain. The session had been due to start at 18:00 GMT (15:00 local) on Saturday. A decision was finally made at 16:45 local time on Saturday, after a series of delays, that the track was too wet and conditions were not going to improve. The FIA said a decision on a new start time would be made “as soon as possible”.

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Piastri pips Norris to Sprint Pole in Sao Paulo

Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris to a McLaren one-two in sprint qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris’ title rival Max Verstappen could manage only fourth place in the Red Bull, behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Verstappen, who has a five-place grid penalty for the main grand prix on Sunday, starts the weekend 47 points ahead of Norris in the championship.

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Sainz storms to pole in Mexico ahead of Verstappen

Carlos Sainz took a sensational pole position for the Mexico City Grand Prix by beating title protagonists Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. Sainz took his first pole for over a year with two laps that were good enough for pole as Verstappen rescued his qualifying after his first lap in Q3 was deleted for track limits. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will lineup P4 ahead of the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

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