George Russell Takes Pole for Las Vegas Grand Prix

George Russell secured pole position at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, clocking a time of 1:32.312, narrowly beating Ferrari's Carlos Sainz by just 0.098 seconds. Russell's performance marks his first pole since July and Mercedes' best showing in recent months, despite a brief setback when he clipped the wall and needed a front wing change. Alpine's Pierre Gasly surprised by qualifying third, while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who is in contention for a fourth consecutive championship, qualified fourth and fifth, respectively. Verstappen's title rival, Lando Norris, qualified sixth and must outscore him to keep his championship hopes alive. Lewis Hamilton struggled in qualifying, finishing in tenth after a series of mistakes. The session was interrupted by an accident involving Franco Colapinto, adding to the eventful qualifying atmosphere.