Norris On Vegas Pole With Title Rival Piastri Fifth

McLaren's Lando Norris took rod position successful a bedewed qualifying convention for nan Las Vegas Grand Prix, pinch team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri only fifth.

Norris hit Red Bull's Max Verstappen, nan only different driver still vaguely successful title contention, by 0.323secs.

Williams' Carlos Sainz was 3rd up of Mercedes' George Russell and Piastri.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, whose team-mate Charles Leclerc was ninth, was 20th, nan seven-time champion knocked retired successful nan first convention and complaining he could not get his tyres to work.