06:49
Pit stops
Verstappen and Hamilton come into the pit lane for new hard tyres.
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2024 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Race Day - As it happened
A recap of what happened in the 2024 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
24 Nov 2024
06:48
Albon is out of the race
News from Williams: We are forced to retire Alex’s car from the race due to a suspected PU issue that will be further investigated after the race.
06:47
Lap 26/50
Sainz is struggling with Leclerc now right behind him DRS range.
06:44
The order on Lap 25
Russell, Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Norris. Tsunoda, Piastri, Hulkenberg and Albon.
06:41
The McLarens are struggling
Norris has dropped to 5.0s behind Hamilton now as he complains his front tyres "could go any minute".
Piastri is running 1.8s behind Tsunoda.
06:37
Hamilton still stuck behind Leclerc
Ferrari are rapid on the straights which means Hamilton is unable to get through so far.
06:34
The battle at the front
A comfortable race so far for Russell, who is running 9.9s ahead of Verstappen. Sainz is in third, while Leclerc has Hamilton for close company.
06:32
Hamilton continues to move up the order
Hamilton is now past Perez into fifth-place. Next up for the seven-time world champion is Leclerc.
06:31
Lap 16/50
Hamilton on the move as he sets the fastest lap of the race. He's just overtaken Norris.
06:29
Big problems for Gasly
He looks to be out of the race with an engine problem.
06:27
The order on Lap 15
Russell, Perez, Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Norris, Hamilton, Magnussen, Bottas and Colapinto.
06:26
Hamilton is in
He rejoins just behind Norris and Magnussen in ninth.
06:24
Russell responds
Russell comes into the pit lane and rejoins in second behind teammate Hamilton, who's yet to stop.
06:23
Verstappen is the next driver into the pit lane
He rejoins right behind Bottas. Crucially, he's ahead of the two Ferraris and Norris.
06:22
News from the stewards
Piastri has been handed a five-second time penalty for a false start.
06:20
Pit stops already
Leclerc and Norris come into the pit lane on Lap 10 of the race.
Sainz has just lost out to Verstappen so it appears Ferrari are struggling with tyres.
06:17
Verstappen up to third
Verstappen moves up to third as Leclerc falls back. Not sure if the Ferrari driver has an issue or has burned out his tyres.
06:16
Lap 7/50
Sainz into second. The Spaniard makes the most of DRS to get by his teammate. They have 3.1s to make up on Russell though.
06:14
Great pace from Russell
He's opened up a 2.1s lead over Leclerc in second, while Sainz is just 0.5s behind his teammate.
06:11
Bad news for Piastri
He's been noted for a false start. Could be a penalty here.
06:10
Lap 4/50
It's all happening at the front with Leclerc attacking Russell for the lead of the race. Great defending from. Russell though.
Verstappen gets ahead of Gasly for third.
06:08
The battle at the front
Russell sets the fastest lap of the race but Leclerc is in DRS range of the race leader currently.
Further behind, Verstappen is right behind Gasly but can't get through yet given the pace of the Alpine in a straight line.
06:06
The order at the end of Lap 1
Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Gasly, Verstappen, Norris, Tsunoda, Piastri, Hulkenberg and Hamilton.
06:04
Start
Russell remains in the lead into Turn 1 as Leclerc gets ahead of Sainz. Gasly is in fourth ahead of Verstappen and Norris.
06:03
Here we go
The 2024 F1 Las Vegas GP is set to get underway.
