06:49
Sainz loses two spots
He's dropped behind Russell and Verstappen now.
(L to R): Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 and Max Verstappen (NLD) Red…
F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023 - As it happened
How the 2023 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix happened - a recap of the 50-lap race.
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19 Nov 2023
06:47
Order on Lap 24
Perez, Stroll, Leclerc, Sainz, Russell, Verstappen, Alonso, Zhou, Gasly, Piastri, Albon, Ocon, Sargeant, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Bottas, Hamilton, Ricciardo and Tsunoda.
06:44
Leclerc rejoins in third
Leclerc rejoins ahead of his teammate in third, crucially well ahead of Russell and Verstappen.
His tyres will take some time to warm-up though.
06:43
Lap 21/50
Leclerc comes into the pit lane for his first stop of the race.
06:42
In terms of the battle for the win
Leclerc has stayed out on his mediums, but he's running slowly as Perez closes in.
Perez is 13.7s off the lead currently so I wouldn't rule him out, particularly as he's made a pit stop already.
06:39
Order on Lap 19
Leclerc, Perez, Ocon, Stroll, Sainz, Alonso, Zhou, Russell, Verstappen, Gasly, Albon, Bottas, Piastri, Sargeant, Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, Hamilton and Ricciardo.
06:37
Russell
After his earlier put stop - and Verstappen's penalty - Russell has undercut the Red Bull driver.
06:37
Puncture for Hamilton
He's running slowly after contact with Piastri.
06:35
Lap 16/50
Leclerc leads the race again - he breezes by with the use of DRS.
Verstappen comes in to serve his penalty.
06:34
Leclerc right behind Verstappen
He's running just 0.5s behind the Red Bull driver currently.
06:33
Leclerc closing in
He's now in DRS range of Verstappen.
06:32
Lap 1 drama
Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23 and Valtteri Bottas (FIN)…
06:29
Lap 13/50
Leclerc has responded to Verstappen pace, with the gap at 1.9s.
06:27
Hamilton on the move
He's overtaken the two Haas cars now - he's up to ninth overall.
06:25
Order on Lap 10/50
Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Gasly, Albon, Sargeant, Ocon, Magnussen, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Zhou, Tsunoda, Ricciardo, Stroll, Perez, Alonso and Bottas.
06:23
Verstappen responds
"That's fine, send them my regards."
He's not bothered by the five-second time penalty.
06:21
Verstappen penalised
He's been given a five-second time penalty for pushing Leclerc off at Turn 1.
The correct decision.
06:20
Great restart from Verstappen
He's already 1.8s clear of Leclerc at the front, while Russell is 1.3s off the Ferrari man.
06:18
Lap 7/50
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is back underway with Verstappen leading ahead of Leclerc and Russell.
06:16
Safety Car in this lap
There will no doubt be a lack of tyre temperature on the restart.
Watch out for a few more shunts.
06:14
Order under the Safety Car
Verstappen, Leclerc, Russell, Gasly, Albon, Sargeant, Ocon, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, Piastri, Hamilton, Ricciardo, Zhou, Stroll, Perez, Sainz, Alonso and Bottas.
06:10
Safety Car deployed
Norris has crashed out. Safety Car deployed.
"I am ok," he reports.
06:09
News from the stewards
Lap 1, Turn 1 is under investigation by the stewards.
06:05
Race start
Verstappen leads into Turn 1 after pushing Leclerc off.
Russell is in third currently.
06:04
The Las Vegas GP is underway!
The race in Las Vegas is underway... 50 laps ahead of us!
