The F1 circus head to the neon-lit street circuit of Las Vegas this weekend, with Max Verstappen poised to claim a fourth successive Drivers Championship crown.  The Red Bull driver's dramatic win from 17th place at a rain-disrupted Sao Paulo Grand Prix  last time out means the Dutchman is now 62 points ahead of nearest rival Lando Norris That means the task at hand for Norris is clear -  with 86 points still available in the final three races nothing less than a podium finish ahead of Verstappen will be enough to keep his title hopes alive for another week.

Lewis Hamilton was fastest in Las Vegas Grand Prix practice on Thursday with McLaren's Lando Norris splitting the two Mercedes and George Russell completing a British trio on top of the Formula One timesheets in the second session.

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Argentine Formula One rookie Franco Colapinto has been cleared to race in Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix after crashing heavily in qualifying, his Williams team said. The 21-year-old hit the wall during the second phase of Friday night's session,