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las vegas
6 analyses · 2024
race
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Lance Stroll Had the Faster Car. He Still Lost by Four Places.
Stroll was six tenths slower per lap on the same tyres. The car didn't lose this battle.
By
Nadia Ferreira
Las Vegas 2024
R
Hamilton's Las Vegas charge echoes the great what-ifs of his career
Hamilton was 0.237s quicker than Russell over race distance and led briefly after the stops — from pole, he wins this going away.
By
Patrick Osei
Las Vegas 2024
R
McLaren Had the Faster Car. They Still Managed to Lose.
Norris was 0.8s faster per lap and still finished 37 seconds behind — because someone on the pit wall decided two stops weren't enough.
By
Jamie Carver
Las Vegas 2024
R
Russell Won in Sector Two. Piastri Never Had a Chance.
Russell was over a second faster than Piastri in Sector 2 alone — that's not a car difference, that's a different category.
By
Jamie Carver
Las Vegas 2024
R
qualifying
2
Pérez Didn't Lose This Qualifying. Red Bull Gave Up on Him.
Red Bull sent Pérez out for one stint while Verstappen got four — and the gap wasn't pace, it was abandonment.
By
Nadia Ferreira
Las Vegas 2024
Q
Charles Leclerc lost pole position before the lap began
Leclerc gave away six tenths in Sector 1 and spent the rest of the lap trying to get it back.
By
Alistair Drum
Las Vegas 2024
Q