Lewis Hamilton led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in first follow on the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Hamilton headed Russell by way of 0.396 when they traded quickest occasions on the finish of the consultation, having set the tempo right through the hour.
McLaren’s Lando Norris, nonetheless technically within the name battle, was once 3rd quickest, whilst championship chief Max Verstappen’s Purple Bull was once 5th at the back of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Verstappen heads Norris by way of 62 issues with 3 races ultimate and can clinch his fourth name so long as he isn’t out-scored by way of Norris by way of greater than two issues.
Drivers battled a low-grip observe with plumes of mud following the automobiles early on as they wiped clean up a yr’s value of dust within the wilderness town.
However despite the fact that a host ended up within the run-off house at Flip 14 on the finish of the well-known Strip, there have been no injuries in a in large part uneventful consultation.
Carlos Sainz in the second one Ferrari was once 6th quickest, forward of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Purple Bull’s Sergio Perez finished the highest 10.
