Overview
- Max Verstappen qualified second, 0.323 seconds off Lando Norris, on a drying Las Vegas Strip Circuit.
- Carlos Sainz took third for Williams and faces a stewards investigation over an alleged unsafe re-entry in Q1.
- George Russell qualified fourth after leading a damp FP3 as Mercedes were summoned for late set-up sheet submissions.
- Oscar Piastri starts fifth and trails Norris by 24 points in the drivers’ standings entering the weekend.
- Heavy rain forced full wets early before a switch to intermediates in Q3, as Lewis Hamilton qualified last and Alex Albon hit the wall in Q1.