Charles Leclerc took pole position on Formula 1's return to Las Vegas by leading a dominant Ferrari one-two from Carlos Sainz in qualifying, Report informs via Sky Sports.
After a chaotic start to F1’s return to Vegas saw major disruption on Thursday, a smooth Friday on the spectacular circuit that has brought the sport to the city’s stunning Strip for the first time ended with Leclerc edging out Sainz by 0.044s.
World champion Max Verstappen was third for Red Bull, but will start alongside Leclerc on the front row with Sainz being controversially demoted by a 10-place grid penalty incurred for exceeding his allowance of car parts after an incident caused by a faulty water valve cover during first practice.