Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
Qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix ultimately became a prey for Charles Leclerc. After an exciting qualifying session, it was the Ferrari driver who came out on top. Sergio Perez dropped out in Q2 together with Lewis Hamilton, while the two McLaren's did not reach Q2.
Remarkably, Q1 it the end for McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. The MCL60 is not really optimal on the Las Vegas circuit, but the team probably had not expected two retirements before Q2.
In Q2 it was big names that were eliminated. Hamilton and Perez did not get further than the second part of qualifying. On the other hand, Logan Sargeant made it through to Q3. The third and final part of qualifying showed that Leclerc was the fastest. He outpaced Verstappen and Russell, among others, who were allowed to start from second and third place during the race on Sunday. Sainz finished second, but still has a grid penalty for tomorrow.
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