17.
07:39
Lewis Hamilton defect
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
Lewis Hamilton defect…
17.
07:36
Max Verstappen’s pit stop
Red Bull Racing
At Red Bull they react and bring Max Verstappen in directly to his stop. He first has to wait five seconds before work can be done on the car. This takes you back to the middle of the field.
16.
07:36
Overtaking maneuver by Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
Charles Leclerc attacks and makes short work of it! He overtakes Max Verstappen and now takes the lead again in the race in Las Vegas.
16.
07:35
Pit stop by George Russell
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
George Russell comes into the pits and swaps the medium for the hard. Logan Sargeant was also there after losing places recently.
15.
07:34
Leclerc is back!
Things are slowly getting uncomfortable for Max Verstappen at the top. Charles Leclerc has shortened the gap and is now just 0.4 seconds behind.
14.
07:31
Pit stop by Nico Hülkenberg
Haas F1
The first vehicles were now at their first regular pit stop. Among them was Nico Hülkenberg, who has now dropped to 18th place. He now drives the hardest tire.
13.
07:30
Pit radio Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
There are obviously big problems with Carlos Sainz. He is asked to cool the car. Otherwise you would risk having to give up the race. The timing is bad because he is in the middle of a position battle.
13.
07:29
Overtaking maneuver by Sergio Pérez
Red Bull Racing
Sergio Pérez is also moving forward after damage set him back in the first round. He is now twelfth.
12.
07:28
Overtaking maneuver by Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
The Haas are currently easy fodder for their competitors. Lewis Hamilton has now also taken over Kevin Magnussen and takes eighth place.
10.
07:28
Overtaking maneuver by Oscar Piastri
McLaren
Oscar Piastri makes the next overtaking maneuver and passes Magnussen’s Haas. Seems like things are going backwards for them once again. Nico Hülkenberg has also just lost another position against Lewis Hamilton. He is now eleventh.
9.
07:24
Pit radio Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
Verstappen is informed of his penalty over the radio and asked to further widen the gap. “Yes, that’s fine. Give her my regards,” he replies with a touch of sarcasm towards the race management.
9.
07:24
Overtaking maneuver by Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team
Estaban Ocon has also gained a place and is now passing Magnussen again, who overtook him at the start.
9.
07:22
Overtaking maneuver by Oscar Piastri
McLaren
Nico Hülkenberg is moving back one position. Oscar Piastri pushes past in the McLaren. Things were definitely moving forward for him in the turmoil at the start.
8th.
07:21
Penalty for Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
The race management took a close look at the situation in the first corner and now there is a five-second penalty for Verstappen. How much this disadvantages him is debatable. So far he has definitely dominated the race.
8th.
07:20
Verstappen pulls away
Max Verstappen moved further ahead and was able to gain a lead of 1.8 seconds over Charles Leclerc. A small gap is already opening up behind it.
7.
07:19
Restart takes place!
The restart has happened! Verstappen gets away confidently at the front and pulls away from Leclerc. He will hope that the Dutchman has to make a position change because the situation in Turn 1 has not yet been clarified. Further back, Magnussen gets the Alpine from Ocon.
6.
07:17
Safety car comes in
At the end of this lap the safety car will come back to the pits. Verstappen leads Leclerc and Russell. Gasly is fourth ahead of Williams drivers Albon and Sargeant. Ocon is eighth ahead of Magnussen and Hülkenberg, who came forward through the chaos.
6.
07:14
A look at the starting phase
It’s been hectic laps so far and with the safety car still out, there’s plenty of time to look forward to the start. Verstappen took the lead from Leclerc in Turn 1 when both got relatively wide. Sainz spun and then collided with Hamilton. Alonso, who then hit Bottas, also turned around. Sergio Pérez also made contact with Bottas.
4.
07:14
This is how the accident happened
The replays show that Lando Norris lost his tail in turn 11, then spun and ended up in the barrier, which tore off part of the rear wing, before landing in the run-off area and the car coming to a stop in the barriers.
3.
07:11
Safety car
The safety car comes onto the track. An opportunity that some drivers in the field will certainly not miss to complete the stop.
3.
07:10
Lando Norris accident
McLaren
Just released again, the next safety car phase should now come. Lando Norris rushes straight into the emergency exit in turn 12 and crashes into the barrier. The Brit quickly gave the all-clear over the radio. He is okay.
3.
07:09
Pit radio Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
“This needs to be addressed now, he pushed me far, so he has to give this position back,” said Leclerc over the team radio.
2.
07:07
Pit stop by Sergio Pérez
Red Bull Racing
Sergio Pérez comes into the pits and his front wing is changed. Bottas and Alonso were also in their garage for repairs.
2.
07:06
Virtual safety car
The virtual safety car is used so that the scene of the accident can be secured. Some drivers are on the road with damage.
1.
07:06
Start race
The traffic lights are out, the race is on! Charles Leclec gets away well, but comes under direct pressure from Max Verstappen, who pushes Leclerc wide out of the first corner and takes the lead. Things are much more chaotic behind this. Alonso and Sainz have turned. Bottas is also suffering damage.
07:02
Not for long
It goes back to the starting grid. Now it won’t be long until the race starts in Las Vegas!
07:00
Introductory round
It’s time for the introductory round. Most of the field opted for medium tires at the start. Stroll and Tsunoda in the back positions are on softs, while Zhou, Hamilton and Piastri are on the hard tires.
06:53
Hülkenberg from 13th place
Nico Hülkenberg, who is driving the old Haas specification again, lost out to his teammate Kevin Magnussen in yesterday’s qualifying and was eliminated in Q2. It will probably be a difficult path to the points for the German, as the US racing team has been struggling with their racing performance for months.
06:48
McLaren knocked out
McLaren had suspected that it would be a difficult weekend in Las Vegas, but that they wouldn’t get into Q2 at all. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri stayed on one set of tires in the first qualifying and were left behind in the final minutes when the competition made numerous improvements. A five-position penalty from Lance Stroll meant they moved up one place each, but given positions 15 and 18, they still have a long way to go.
06:46
Pérez gambles away
Sergio Pérez gambled away in the city of gambling. The Mexican pitted two minutes before the end of Q2 and Red Bull assumed that his time would be enough. But towards the end, numerous drivers improved, which meant that Pérez’s performance declined and he ultimately retired. He starts from eleventh place on the grid ahead of Sainz, who has been moved back.
06:41
Colorful top ten
All in all, you can look forward to a colorful starting line-up at the premiere in Las Vegas. The second row is made up of George Russell in the Mercedes and Pierre Gasly in the Alpin. Behind them are the two Williams drivers Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, for whom it was the best qualifying performance of his career to date. Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen follow on the fourth row of the grid, before Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton round out the top ten.
06:37
Verstappen faster in the race?
Max Verstappen couldn’t do much against Ferrari on one lap and in the end the world champion had to settle for third place in qualifying. Due to the Sainz penalty, Verstappen still moved up to the front row of the grid and should now hope that Red Bull has the advantage again over the distance.
06:32
Leclerc starts from pole
It had already been indicated in the training sessions that Ferrari could be the favorite for pole position in Las Vegas. In qualifying, Charles Leclerc confirmed this impression and put his car in first place on the grid after a lap time of 1:32.726 minutes. Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari came second, but had to move back ten positions due to a battery change. An annoying penalty, because Ferrari can’t do anything about the defective part. Sainz’s car was damaged in the first training session by a loose manhole cover.
06:19
Good morning!
The penultimate Formula 1 race of the 2023 season starts today in Las Vegas. At 7:00 a.m. the drivers go on the introductory lap!