McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position in a wet qualifying session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri only fifth.
Norris beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, the only other driver still vaguely in title contention, by 0.323secs.
Williams’ Carlos Sainz was third ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell and Piastri.
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, whose team-mate Charles Leclerc was ninth, was 20th, the seven-time champion knocked out in the first session and complaining he could not get his tyres to work.
