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Formula 1 heads to Las Vegas for the first time since 1982 this weekend, with a star-studded line-up of drivers racing on a new track around Sin City

George Russell flew the flag for Mercedes and Britain by securing the third grid slot for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton endured another poor qualifying session

Max Verstappen secured a spot on the front row in Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying while Sergio Perez didn't even make it through to Q3 as Red Bull made a rare error

Max Verstappen has made it clear several times in recent days that he is not a fan of the Las Vegas Grand Prix and has now issued his most scathing critique yet of F1's new glamour event

Williams enjoyed an excellent qualifying session with Alex Albon fifth on the grid and joined on the third row by Logan Sargeant, both going quicker than Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez

Max Verstappen spoke his mind as usual when asked about a harsh grid penalty for rival Carlos Sainz at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while both Ferrari drivers stewed

Max Verstappen has a habit of speaking his mind over the radio and things were no different when he and Alpine racer Esteban Ocon almost got in a tangle in Las Vegas

Tipping Max Verstappen for pole position is never a gamble but Ferrari also looked a good bet for qualifying at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton hoped to upset the odds

Carlos Sainz and Ferrari were punished after they were forced to take new engine components which triggered a penalty after his car was destroyed by a loose drain cover on the Las Vegas track

Just like everything else about this Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, everything about final practice in Sin City was strange as George Russell topped the timesheets and Williams rookie Logan Sargeant went faster than Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton

Formula 1 action on the newly-created Las Vegas Grand Prix street circuit was heavily delayed after the first practice session was cancelled, while fans were all sent home before the second even began

Carlos Sainz picked up huge damage to his Ferrari in the short-lived first Las Vegas Grand Prix practice session when he hit a loose manhole cover which led to hours of track improvement works

After finally getting a taste of the Las Vegas Grand Prix street track, F1 stars Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were left with contrasting impressions of what it's like to drive on

A 90-minute practice session eventually began at 2.30am local time on Friday morning in Las Vegas, but race organisers mandated that no-one was allowed to be in the stands to watch it

Carlos Sainz had his Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend plans ruined by a rogue manhole cover during first practice which destroyed his Ferrari and led to a significant grid drop for the race

The comedic moment was spotted during Sky Sports' broadcast of Las Vegas Grand Prix practice, with on-track action going on until four in the morning due to delays

A loose manhole cover on the Las Vegas Grand Prix track saw first practice cancelled after Carlos Sainz smashed into it at speed, causing extensive damage to his Ferrari

First practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was cancelled after Carlos Sainz was one of two drivers who hit a loose manhole cover which caused extensive damage to his Ferrari

First practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was cancelled after two cars hit a loose manhole cover while the second was so heavily delayed that it will be held in front of no fans

The suggestion that delays to practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix might be a "black eye" to Formula 1 ahead of its new glamour event did not go down well with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff

The suggestion that a delay to practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix over track safety issues might be a 'black eye' to F1 led to Mercedes chief Toto Wolff losing his temper

A loose manhole cover in first practice saw the session cancelled after just a few minutes while the rest of the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend is on hold while the track is fixed

First practice in Las Vegas was cancelled and the second delayed with no projected start time given after a fault with the track led to two cars sustaining heavy damage

First practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was cancelled after 20 minutes while the start of the second has been delayed due to unsafe conditions on the newly-created F1 track

The Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend has not got off to the ideal start with a track issue seeing first practice ended after 20 minutes with the FIA confirming the problem wouldn't be a quick fix