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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in qualifying for the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
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18 Nov 2023
09:02
Top 10
Leclerc on pole ahead of Sainz and Verstappen.
Russell, Gasly, Albon, Sargeant, Bottas, Magnussen and Alonso.
09:01
Sainz misses out
It's pole for Leclerc ahead of Sainz and Verstappen.
Waiting to see what the rest of the grid can do.
09:00
Leclerc improves
After a poor sector one, Leclerc improves to a 1m32.726s.
Can Sainz or Verstappen beat him?
08:57
All 10 cars out on track
Leclerc, Sainz, Verstappen, Alonso, Russell, Gasly, Magnussen, Albon, Sargeant and Bottas is the current order.
08:55
Russell improves
Russell moves into fifth - 0.5s down on Leclerc. Surely there's more in it.
08:52
Provisional pole for Leclerc
A 1m33.021s for Leclerc, less than a tenth of Sainz.
Verstappen is a tenth off in third.
Alonso, Gasly, Magnussen and Russell complete the order.
08:49
Q3 underway
The battle for pole is now on...
08:41
Hamilton out of qualifying!
Big shocks as Hamilton and Perez are out in Q2.
Hulkenberg, Stroll and Ricciardo are also out.
08:40
Improvements
Sargeant goes seventh - mighty from the Williams.
08:40
Chequered flag
Perez is in the pit lane - will he make it through?
08:37
In the drop-zone currently
Albon, Gasly, Sargeant, Stroll and Ricciardo.
08:36
Mighty lap from Leclerc
A 1m32.834s, 0.5s ahead of Sainz.
Verstappen is 0.7s off in third.
08:35
It's changing at the front
Verstappen leads the way with a 1m33.607s, 0.2s ahead of Hamilton and Russell.
08:30
Alonso sets the early pace
A 1m33.880s for Alonso, a tenth ahead of Perez.
Leclerc, Sainz and Magnussen complete the top five.
08:29
Good early lap from Magnussen
He's already beaten his lap from Q1.
The Dane still has the best first sector of anyone.
08:25
Q2 underway
Alonso is the first driver out there.
08:24
Stroll noted by the stewards
He's at it again - failing to slow under yellow flags.
08:20
Out in Q1
Norris, Ocon, Zhou, Piastri and Tsunoda.
08:19
Chequered flag
Both McLarens are out in Q1...
Who expected that!
08:18
In the drop-zone currently
Zhou, Piastri, Stroll, Ricciardo and Tsunoda.
08:16
Big track improvements
Gasly and Bottas move up to fourth and fifth; Sargeant into eighth.
08:14
More improvements from the Ferraris
A 1m33.617s for Leclerc, 0.2s ahead of Sainz.
Verstappen is 0.5s off in third.
08:13
In the drop-zone currently
Zhou, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Gasly and Tsunoda.
08:10
Hamilton on the board
Hamilton sets his first time of the session with a 1m34.658s, 0.6s down on Leclerc.
Norris also improves, moving up to fourth ahead of Sainz.