Norris on Vegas pole with title rival Piastri fifth

Lando Norris, a McLaren driver, finished fifth in the wet qualifying session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, trailing only by team-mate Oscar Piastri.

By 0. 23 seconds, Norris defeated Max Verstappen, the only other driver still faking it in the title race.

Carlos Sainz of Williams came third, ahead of George Russell and Piastri of Mercedes.