The weather was cold in Las Vegas, but all over the world the "participants" were expecting an early rise, as they were the most curious, but maybe Mercedes' advantage, which they showed in the third free practice session, could change their position in the field.
The first fast laps of Q1 were all about McLaren, then George Russell lit them up and took the lead. As in training, Scuderia Ferrari also showed strong form, but in the end Mercedes and Max Verstappen finished in the first three places. They were eliminated with the traditional beating of Sergio Perez, Alexander Albon, Valtteri Bottas and two Aston Martins.
Q2 was similar to the first round, Hamilton, Piastri, Verstappen were in order, but practically everything was in sight. The Mercedes field was becoming more and more likely... Hamilton, Sainz, Russell was the same order, and whoever the stage would have been, it was necessary to deny it earlier due to the very bad accident of Franco Collapinto. The red flag came and waiting... Along with Collapint, Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen, Guanyu Zhou and Liam Lawson remained without Q3.
After the postponement of the first rounds of Q3 with Russell, Sainz, Verstappen leading the caravan, it was no surprise. Also, it was no surprise that George Russell took a smooth field position after the last attempts. However, Carlos Sainz's second place and Pierre Gasly's fantastic third place definitely fell into that category. In the end, the qualification for the Grand Prix of Las Vegas turned out to be really good, we hope that this form will also be carried over to tomorrow's race!
