After a rough start, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso have minimized damage and have entered the points in the Las Vegas GP
The man from Madrid was sixth with Ferrari and the Spaniard finished ninth at the wheel of his Aston Martin
Max Verstappen has achieved a new victory, the 18th for him this year, after dominating in the 2023 Las Vegas F1 GP. The Dutchman has had to work hard to achieve his goal, since Charles Leclerc and Checo Pérez, second and third , respectively, have made it difficult for them in a race that is more entertaining than expected on the new Strip circuit.
Max, with a penalty included for his exit maneuver with Leclercbenefited from a safety car mid-race and was able to beat the Monegasque, who in turn overcame the harassment of Sergio Pérez in the final laps.
Fernando Alonso He spun at the start and fell to the back of the grid but managed to come back to be ninth, while Carlos Sainz also suffered to finish sixth after a rough start.
Las Vegas GP. Race (50 laps)
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:29’08″289
2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 2″070
3. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) at 2″241
4. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) at 8″665
5. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) at 20″067
6. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 20″834
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) at 21″755
8. George Russell (Mercedes) at 23″091
9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) at 25″964
10. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) at 29″496
11. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) at 34″270
12. Alexander Albon (Williams) at 43″398
13. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) at 44″825
14. Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) at 48″525
15. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) at 50″162
16. Logan Sargeant (Williams) at 50″882
17. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) at 85″350
RETIRED
18. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
Lando Norris (McLaren)