George Russell put his Mercedes on pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as team-mate Lewis Hamilton faltered to qualify only 10th. As Russell saw off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by just 0.098 seconds to land top spot in Sin City,

Lewis Hamilton will start the Las Vegas Grand Prix from 10th after he made mistakes on each of his flying laps while George Russell will start from pole.

Lewis Hamilton said he “should have been on pole” but “didn’t do a good enough job” as he could only qualify 10th on the grid for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton thinks pole position was definitely possible as he failed to deliver when it mattered most in Q3; George Russell qualified in top spot from Carlos Sainz; watch the Las Vegas GP live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event at 6am on Sunday,

LAS VEGAS — George Russell put Mercedes on the pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in an upset over teammate Lewis Hamilton, who had been considered the favorite but struggled in Friday night’s final qualifying session.

George Russell carried the baton for Mercedes in qualifying as Lewis Hamilton made two costly errors and finished in P10. However, the seven-time world champion could take a leaf out of his team-mate’s book and deploy a pre-session power nap.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton paced both of Thursday night’s practices at the Las Vegas Grand Prix just two weeks after one of the worst races of his career

Hamilton topped the opening practice times after saying he wanted to quit Mercedes following 10th place in Brazil.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton paced both of Thursday night's practices at the Las Vegas Grand Prix just two weeks after one of the worst races of

Lewis Hamilton bounces back to complete practice double in Las Vegas - Hamilton, a disappointing 10th last time out in Brazil, saw off Mercedes team-mate George Russell and Lando Norris to head both sessions on the Strip.