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qualifying · las vegas
3 analyses · 2025
Norris took pole. Verstappen lost it in Sector 2.
Verstappen gave away 0.549s in Sector 2 alone — more than the entire pole gap.
By
Alistair Drum
Las Vegas 2025
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Sainz Beat Albon By 13 Places. The Speed Gap Says He Should've Won.
Sainz was nearly eight seconds a lap faster than Albon in identical machinery. That's not a wet-weather masterclass. That's a teammate demolition.
By
Nadia Ferreira
Las Vegas 2025
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Las Vegas 2007, Las Vegas 2025: When Dry Speed Doesn't Matter
Wet qualifying exposes what dry pace conceals: setup choices that work in one condition fail catastrophically in the other.
By
Patrick Osei
Las Vegas 2025
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