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“Had a tough end to the session with the yellow flag on the last lap. I thought we had really good pace, so it’s disappointing, but at least we can say we were fast.

“There should be some overtaking opportunities tomorrow and it’s Vegas, so anything can happen. Let’s see what we can do.”

For all intents and purposes, some irreverent comments From John Elkann The past week has brought a lot of turmoil in the complex world of the Scuderia ferrariAnd what is even more concrete, given the reaction it has generated, is that the interview with the Ferrari president had neither the intention, nor the objective, of anything desired,

To recap, following Ferrari’s victory at the World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Bahrain and, that same weekend, Ferrari’s double dnf At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Elkann praised Ferrari F1’s engineers and mechanics for improving the car in recent months and making faster pit stops. This in itself was suspicious. But then came the main soundbite.

1. Lando Norris – McLaren

2. Max Verstappen – Red Bull

3. Carlos Sainz – Williams

4. George Russell – Mercedes

5. Oscar Piastri – McLaren

6. Liam Lawson – Racing Bulls

7. Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin

8. Isaac Hadjar – Racing Bulls

9. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari

10. Pierre Gasly – Alpine

11. Nico Hulkenberg – Sauber

12. Lance Stroll – Aston Martin

15. Franco Colapinto – Alpine

16. Alex Albon – Williams

17. Kimi Antonelli – Mercedes

18. Gabriel Bortoletto – Sober

19. Yuki Tsunoda – Red Bull

20. Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari

“I don’t really have words for it,” a disappointed Hamilton said in the media pen afterwards. “It’s clearly not good enough.

“I couldn’t get the temperature in the tyres, there was too much understeer and I think one of my front brakes had flashed so I was really struggling to stop it in the corners.

“Of course, it’s very annoying, because the car looked great in P3 and I thought it would be a good day and it turned out to be the worst day.

“It can’t be worse than this.”

The next race in Las Vegas is a traditional race weekend, with no sprint races, meaning there is a maximum of 25 points up for grabs. After Vegas, there will be only 58 points left in the standings.

If Norris wins in Sin City and Piastri fails to score, the Briton’s lead will be 49 points, so he Can’t claim world championship in Vegas,

However, by the end of the final sprint race of the year at the final round in Qatar, Piastri would have to stay within 50 points of him to have a mathematical chance of catching his McLaren teammate.

Therefore, Norris can win the title as soon as possible sprint race in qatar On Saturday 29th November.

In treacherous wet conditions At the Vegas Strip, Hamilton struggled throughout as the entire grid eventually switched to full-wet tyres, which are rarely used in modern F1.

Yet Hamilton – who has scored some of his best ever wins in wet conditions – could not adapt ferrari car and would start the race in 20th, finishing 2.3 seconds slower than his teammate Charles Leclerc,

Full story and quotes below:

1. Lando Norris – McLaren

2. Max Verstappen – Red Bull

3. Carlos Sainz – Williams

4. George Russell – Mercedes

5. Oscar Piastri – McLaren

6. Liam Lawson – Racing Bulls

7. Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin

8. Isaac Hadjar – Racing Bulls

9. Charles Leclerc – Ferrari

10. Pierre Gasly – Alpine

“It was extremely stressful,” Norris said. “There is so much slip that as soon as you hit the curb you break the car but it was good enough for P1.

“I had a nap before qualifying, and I expected it to be dry and I woke up and saw it was wet.

“I thought: ‘Oh crap, this isn’t going to be right.’ When this happens it is very easy to crash so it is beneficial to be on pole.

“The pace has been good all weekend. I didn’t expect to be as fast as I was in the wet. It’s going to be an interesting race there with Max. Hopefully we can have a good race.”

In treacherous conditions on the Strip, Norris suffered defeat max verstappen by 0.323 seconds, while oscar piastri – Norris’ closest title challenger – could only finish fifth.

Norris McLaren leads teammate Piastri by 24 points And Verstappen has 83 points with 49 to play for in the final three rounds. He will head into Saturday’s showbiz race in Nevada in the best position to extend his title advantage, potentially leading to being crowned world champion as early as next weekend in Qatar.