Lewis Hamilton said he “should have been on pole” but “didn’t do a good enough job” as he could only qualify 10th on the grid for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton rues Las Vegas qualifying mistakes - Hamilton will start only 10th in Sin City on Saturday night after he made mistakes on each of his flying laps.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton paced both of Thursday night’s practices at the Las Vegas Grand Prix just two weeks after one of the worst races of his career.

George Russell converted Mercedes ' promise into pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, but team-mate Lewis Hamilton was left ruing a missed opportunity after making two costly errors in Q3.

George Russell will line up on pole position as the Las Vegas Grand Prix after a stellar lap whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton endured a horror show and will line-up in tenth

Lewis Hamilton reacting to his P10 start in Las Vegas. (Image: Sky Sports F1.) Lewis Hamilton could only say "it is what it is" after a disappointing qualifying session in Las Vegas. The Mercedes driver will start Sunday's race from 10th on the grid, while his team-mate George Russell took pole position.

Lewis Hamilton thinks pole position was definitely possible as he failed to deliver when it mattered most in Q3; George Russell qualified in top spot from Carlos Sainz; watch the Las Vegas GP live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event at 6am on Sunday,