Follow the latest from Las Vegas as F1 attempts to avoid the problems that impacted practice during qualifying today
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Las Vegas Grand Prix — times, track and how to watch
Current standings: Drivers’ Championship
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 524
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 258
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 226
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 198
- Lando Norris (McLaren) 195
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 192
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 170
- George Russell (Mercedes) 156
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 87
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 63
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 62
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 46
- Alex Albon (Williams) 27
- Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 13
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 10
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 9
- Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) 6
- Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) 6
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 3
- Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) 2
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) 1
- Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri) 0
The Athletic’s coverage this weekend
He knew he would be there, and he is.
The Athletic‘s superb Michael Dominski has boots on the ground in Sin City; he and the rest of our crack F1 team will be keeping you all up-to-date with what’s happening.
How construction has affected the local community
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F1 is hard to miss for anyone in Las Vegas at the moment. Lighting trusses extend more than one mile down the west side of the Strip, major side roads are being bisected by racetrack fencing, and grandstands are going up in front of iconic attractions like the Bellagio Fountains and Mirage Volcano (partially atop the water).
F1 signage is everywhere, and it all serves as a giant promotion for what’s to come.
“This is F1 right here!” a man said to his group of friends said, as he emerged from Harrah’s and pointed to the trusses on the other side of the street.
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F1 Las Vegas construction teases, annoys visitors one month from grand prix
How to watch: Las Vegas GP
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You can tune in to the action, alongside this live blog of course, via the below channels.
US: ESPN.
UK: Sky Sports F1 (live), Channel 4 (highlights).
What’s the schedule for this weekend?
So what’s the schedule in Las Vegas?
- Qualifying starts at midnight PT, which is Saturday 3am ET and 8am GMT.
- The race itself begins at 10pm PT on Saturday night local time, which is 1am ET and 6am GMT on Sunday in the UK.
Why so (literally) late in the day? More on that later.
Live coverage of the Las Vegas Grand Prix
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Hello everybody and welcome, wherever you are in the world, to The Athletic’s live blog covering qualifying and the race itself from the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
We will be running this blog today and tomorrow to bring you all the latest news, updates, analysis, predictions, and build-up from qualifying, the race proper, and post-race reaction from the entertainment capital of the world.
Vegas can be a noisy and confusing place at the best of times. We’ll guide you through it.
We will also be continuing to pick through the wreckage of the practice sessions yesterday, on one of the most eventful — and extraordinary — days in Formula 1’s modern history.
