In practice in Vegas, Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two.

In Practice in Vegas

In practice in Vegas, Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two.

At the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two during first practice.

Having set the pace for the entire hour. Hamilton led Russell by 0.396 at the end of the practice after they exchanged fastest times.

Championship leader Max Verstappen’s Red Bull finished sixth behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. While McLaren’s Lando Norris, who is still officially vying for the title, finished third.

With three races left. Verstappen leads Norris by 62 points and will win his. Fourth championship if Norris does not outscore him by more than two points.

Early on, as they cleared a year’s worth of dirt from the desert metropolis. Drivers fought a low-grip track with dust plumes trailing the vehicles.

In a mostly uneventful session, however, there were no accidents. Despite a few ending up in the run-off area at Turn 14 at the end of the renowned Strip.

Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin was sixth fastest, followed by Carlos Sainz of the second Ferrari.

The top 10 was completed by Sergio Perez of Red Bull, Oscar Piastri of McLaren, and Pierre Gasly of Alpine.

As the Formula One vehicles thundered by, the lit Sphere went through a succession of shows.

From November 22–24, the Strip Circuit will host the second running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

With 86 points remaining, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads Lando Norris in the drivers. Championship by 62 points after his incredible comeback from 17th place at the wild. Sao Paulo Grand Prix earlier this month.

If the Dutchman departs Las Vegas with a lead of at least 60 points. He will have won the world title four times in a row.

The BBC Sport website and app, BBC Sounds, and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra will all offer commentary. BBC Radio 5 Live will broadcast the race on Sunday.

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Saying ask BBC Sounds to play. The Las Vegas Grand Prix and then the current session is all that is required.

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The weather produced an incident-filled event at Interlagos last time around. But the early outlook for this weekend in Las Vegas indicates that all three days of track activity will be dry.

Although there is little chance of rain. Teams and drivers can expect minimum temperatures of 9 to 11 degrees Celsius because. Sin City is extremely chilly at night in November when qualifying and the race are held.