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Verstappen in Las Vegas clearly behind World Cup pursuer Norris
Last year Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 race in Las Vegas, and this year he can become world champion there. However, in training he is far behind his pursuer.
“It was good with little fuel, but with a full tank it was difficult,” said Norris, commenting on the impressions from the cold desert night in the US state of Nevada. “We have good time to work on it.” In the end, he was 0.011 seconds short of Hamilton, who needed 1:33.825 minutes to cover the 6.201 kilometers.
Verstappen only in 17th place
Verstappen achieved the fifth-best time in the first free practice session, but in the later session he didn’t get past 17th place. The Red Bull driver was 2.009 seconds short of the top.
The race on Saturday evening also starts at 10 p.m. local time (7 a.m. Sunday CET/Sky and RTL) and thus in similarly cold temperatures as the second training session. The asphalt was still 12.6 degrees at the end. Verstappen’s teammate Sergio Perez only finished in 19th place and was another 0.221 seconds slower.
Norris still has a theoretical chance of winning the world title
McLaren driver Norris still has a theoretical chance of winning his first world title, but to do so he has to clearly beat leader Verstappen in the night race over the famous strip. As the leading driver, Verstappen is 62 points ahead of Norris in the World Championship standings. If the defending champion wins the third-to-last race of the season, he can no longer take away the fourth world championship title of his career. The 27-year-old also has numerous other scenarios to win the title.
Nico Hülkenberg came ninth in the second training session at the Haas, while his teammate Kevin Magnussen finished seventh. Haas is fighting for crucial points in the constructors’ championship. McLaren is at the top of this ranking.
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Source: Stern
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