In rainy conditions, the choice of tires became a headache for the drivers, with some initially opting for extreme rain tires, a decision that was eventually copied by everyone.
MADRID, Nov 22. (EUROPA PRESS).- The British pilot Lando Norris (McLaren) won pole for the race Las Vegas Grand Prixpenultimate test of the Formula 1 World Championshipahead of the Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and from Spanish Carlos Sainz (Williams), while Norris’s main rival for the title, his teammate Oscar Piastriwill start on Sunday from fifth position and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) He will make it seventh.
With a time of 1:47.934, the leader of the World Championshipwho thus signs his third pole position consecutive, he dominated a session that took place entirely in the wet and in which he managed to beat the current world champion by almost three tenths, who will accompany him on the front row of the grid on the track of Nevada.
Behind, the second line will be headed by Sainz who will start alongside the British George Russell (Mercedes), with Piastri and the New Zealander Liam Lawson (RB) starting fifth and sixth, respectively. Like the Madrid native, the Asturian Fernando Alonso also sneaked into Q3 and will begin the test seventh, ahead of men like the Frenchman Isack Hadjar (RB), the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and the Frenchman Pierre Gasly (Alpine), who completed the ‘Top 10’.
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— F1 Las Vegas (@F1LasVegas) November 22, 2025
In rainy conditions, the choice of tires became a headache for the drivers, with some like Alonso initially opting for extreme rain tires, a decision that everyone finally copied after suffering skids on a track that at that time resembled a skating rink.
In fact, Q1 left surprises such as the elimination of the British Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – who will start last -, the Italian Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) or the Thai Alex Albon (Williams). Things stabilized in the next session, which ended with the two Spaniards qualifying for the final fight for pole and with Alonso’s teammate, the Canadian Lance Stroll, being left out along with the Haas and the Alpine.
Already in Q3, Norris imposed his law to confirm his advantage in the race over his garage colleague, a Piastri who was once the leader of the World Championship and who is 24 points behind the Briton in the general standings. Verstappen, 49 points behind the lead, will start second, although he could mathematically be out of the fight this weekend.