George Russell secured pole position on Friday evening for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and Carlos Sainz will line up alongside him. The second row will be Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc. But the driver championship contenders are farther back.

George Russell put Mercedes on the pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in an upset over teammate Lewis Hamilton.

The third and final segment of qualifying for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix was delayed. The reason? A hard shunt from Williams driver Franco Colapinto late in Q2 spread debris over the Las Vegas Street Circuit,