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The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 4:05 pm
by cmlean
This is the place to discuss everything related to the 22nd round of the 2024 season taking place in Las Vegas between the 21st and the 24th of November.
The event timetable for the USA Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Thursday
1st Practice 18:30 local time - 02:30 GMT
2nd Practice 22:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Friday
3rd Practice 18:30 local time - 02:30 GMT
Qualifying 22:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Saturday
Race 22:00 local time - 06:00 GMT
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:28 pm
by cmlean
FP1
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:35.001 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:35.397 George Russell Mercedes
3 1:35.954 Lando Norris McLaren
4 1:36.007 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
5 1:36.038 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:36.218 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
7 1:36.262 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
8 1:36.451 Oscar Piastri McLaren
9 1:36.478 Pierre Gasly Alpine
10 1:36.536 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
11 1:36.811 Kevin Magnussen Haas
12 1:36.817 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
13 1:36.948 Alexander Albon Williams
14 1:37.152 Esteban Ocon Alpine
15 1:37.200 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
16 1:37.765 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
17 1:38.025 Franco Colapinto Williams
18 1:38.350 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
19 1:38.574 Yuki Tsunoda RB
20 1:38.730 Liam Lawson RB
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:32 pm
by cmlean
First laps on the Lav Vegas Grand Prix circuit and all you could hear wad lack of grip coming from the driver's mouths.
Initial lap times ended up being something like 12 seconds a lap slower the the end of session times. Talk about tracks ramping up!
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:40 pm
by cmlean
FP2
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:33.825 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 1:33.836 Lando Norris McLaren
3 1:34.015 George Russell Mercedes
4 1:34.105 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
5 1:34.313 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
6 1:34.651 Pierre Gasly Alpine
7 1:34.686 Kevin Magnussen Haas
8 1:34.798 Oscar Piastri McLaren
9 1:34.818 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
10 1:34.997 Yuki Tsunoda RB
11 1:35.020 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
12 1:35.221 Esteban Ocon Alpine
13 1:35.251 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
14 1:35.440 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
15 1:35.671 Liam Lawson RB
16 1:35.765 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
17 1:35.834 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
18 1:35.868 Franco Colapinto Williams
19 1:36.055 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
20 1:39.629 Alexander Albon Williams
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:08 am
by cmlean
FP3
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:33.570 George Russell Mercedes
2 1:33.785 Oscar Piastri McLaren
3 1:33.918 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
4 1:34.008 Lando Norris McLaren
5 1:34.137 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:34.341 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
7 1:34.407 Alexander Albon Williams
8 1:34.723 Franco Colapinto Williams
9 1:34.883 Kevin Magnussen Haas
10 1:34.905 Pierre Gasly Alpine
11 1:34.908 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
12 1:34.941 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
13 1:35.061 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
14 1:35.460 Esteban Ocon Alpine
15 1:35.938 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
16 1:36.215 Yuki Tsunoda RB
17 1:36.412 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
18 1:36.544 Liam Lawson RB
19 1:36.950 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
20 1:36.988 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:14 am
by cmlean
Qualifying
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:32.312 George Russell Mercedes
2 1:32.410 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
3 1:32.664 Pierre Gasly Alpine
4 1:32.783 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
5 1:32.797 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:33.008 Lando Norris McLaren
7 1:33.029 Yuki Tsunoda RB
8 1:33.033 Oscar Piastri McLaren
9 1:33.062 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
10 1:48.106 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
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11 1:33.221 Esteban Ocon Alpine
12 1:33.297 Kevin Magnussen Haas
13 1:33.566 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
14 1:33.749 Franco Colapinto Williams
15 1:34.257 Liam Lawson RB
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16 1:34.155 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
17 1:34.258 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
18 1:34.425 Alexander Albon Williams
19 1:34.430 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
20 1:34.484 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:18 am
by cmlean
Lance Stroll and his Aston Martin had stopped on circuit at the end of FP2. Repairs were undertaken and completed.
He took to the circuit with just over 2 minutes remaining but was unable to progress into Q2.
Franco Colapinto brought out the red flags at the end if Q2 with another expensive crash in his Williams.
George Russell set a great time on his first run and, as the track kept ramping up, he timed his final run to be basically the last car to cross the line after the chequered flag fell, finishing quickest and claiming pole.
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2024 7:47 pm
by cmlean
Race
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Pos Driver Team
1 George Russell Mercedes
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 Lando Norris McLaren
7 Oscar Piastri McLaren
8 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
9 Yuki Tsunoda RB
10 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
11 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
12 Kevin Magnussen Haas
13 Zhou Guanyu Sauber
14 Franco Colapinto Williams
15 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
16 Liam Lawson RB
17 Esteban Ocon Alpine
18 Valtteri Bottas Sauber
DNF Alexander Albon Williams
DNF Pierre Gasly Alpine
Next: Round of Qatar '24
Date: November 29th - December 1st 2024
Re: The 2024 USA Las Vegas Grand Prix Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2024 12:38 pm
by cmlean
Congratulations are in order to Max Verstappen who secured his 4th, in succession, World Driver's Championship.
He did what he had to do by just running his own race and finishing ahead of Lando Norris.
The turn around in form of the Mercedes duo was surprising. George Russell secured pole, led the first lap and controlled the race from the front. His biggest thread came from Lewis Hamilton who had a masterful drive from P10 on the grid en-route to securing the runner up position.To get to within 5 seconds of George Russell as the race was drawing to it's inevitable conclusion just confirms that he still has the speed.
The Ferrari duo finished 3rd and 4th however Charles Leclerc was having a bit of a whinge after trailing Carlos Sainz for a lot of the race.
Verstappen finished 5th, Norris 6th and Piastri 7th.