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[1/5] Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S - November 18, 2023 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Finn Blake Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Ferrari first and second in Las Vegas qualifyingLeclerc on pole but penalty drops Sainz 10 placesVerstappen to start on front row for Red BullWilliams in surprise third row sweep, McLaren struggleLAS VEGAS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc put Ferrari on pole position for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's triple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen stepping up to join him on the front row. Leclerc was fastest in all three qualifying phases down the floodlit Strip, with its neon backdrop of landmark hotels and casinos, for his third pole in the last four races. The Monaco driver was still disappointed with his laps, and a pole time of one minute 32.726 seconds only half a tenth faster than Sainz. Red Bull's Sergio Perez, who can clinch second place overall in the championship this weekend, will start 11th as Sainz drops to 12th. Qualifying started at midnight on Friday, making Las Vegas the first grand prix since Japan in 2019 where the pole position was decided on the same day as the race.
Persons: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Finn Blake, Ferrari, Leclerc, Verstappen, Red Bull Williams, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Sainz, George Russell, Pierre Gasly, Williams, Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo, Kevin Magnussen, Haas, Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, MCLARENS, McLarens, Britain's Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Aston, Lance, Zak Brown, Alpine's Esteban Ocon, Frenchman, Ocon, Alan Baldwin, Kirsten Donovan, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Sainz, McLaren, LAS VEGAS, Monaco, Mercedes, Alfa, U.S, Aston, Sky Sports, Verstappen, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Sin City, Dutch, Japan, London
REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Ross Brawn is tipping a resurgent McLaren to take the fight to dominant Red Bull and triple world champion Max Verstappen next season. So, I think with that improvement going into next season they can be a real threat. Brawn was also optimistic Ferrari would improve under Fred Vasseur's guidance but recognised Red Bull would not be standing still and had the added benefit of being able to switch attention early to next year's car. Red Bull have so far won 19 of 20 races, with Verstappen triumphant 17 times -- a record for a single season that he can extend in Las Vegas this weekend -- and team mate Sergio Perez twice. I think sometimes when you get a team dominating you'd hope that both drivers would be fighting each other and that hasn't happened with Red Bull, which is a shame," said Brawn.
Persons: Jean Todt, Motorsports Ross Brawn, Chase Carey, Niki Lauda's, Leonhard Foeger, Ross Brawn, Red, Max Verstappen, Brawn, Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, McLaren, Andrea Stella, I'm, They’ve, Britain's Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Norris, Fred Vasseur's, Red Bull, Bull, Verstappen, Sergio Perez, It's, Alan Baldwin, Christian Radnedge Organizations: de, Formula, Motorsports, REUTERS, McLaren, Red Bull, Ferrari, Disney, Qatar, Thomson Locations: Stephen's, Vienna, Austria, Las Vegas
"I don't know about money-making machine but we are now a profitable Formula One team," he said. "(We are) very fortunate that we brought in new shareholders that enabled us to do things like the wind tunnel and the simulator. Brown became chief executive of McLaren Racing in 2018 as part of a major restructuring of the second most successful team in the sport in terms of wins. McLaren Racing are part of the McLaren Group, which includes the supercar manufacturer and is majority-owned by Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat. The papaya orange and blue car has been designated the MCL60, a break from previous naming convention, to mark the anniversary of the founding of McLaren Racing by New Zealander Bruce McLaren in 1963.
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