“I’m of course happy,” said Leclerc. “First in Las Vegas, obviously it’s an incredible event, and to be starting from pole tomorrow is great. However, I’m a bit disappointed with my laps in Q3, I didn’t do a good enough job, but it was enough for P1, so that’s all we need. Now, it’s full focus on tomorrow to try and put everything together in the race. Normally that’s where we lack most performance, so I hope we can put it all together and win here.”
The rest of the top 10 grid spots are pretty impressive. George Russell will start in third, followed by Pierre Gasly in fourth. Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant are fifth and sixth. The only American driver on the grid dived deep into his bag of talent and spanked several more accomplished drivers like Sir Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez, both of whom were knocked out in Q2.
Behind them, we have Bottas, Magnussen, and Alonso.
