{"id":42471,"date":"2025-11-21T01:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=42471"},"modified":"2025-11-21T01:56:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:56:02","slug":"c98n8zeygdkoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/11\/21\/c98n8zeygdkoat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025: McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri struggle as Charles Leclerc fastest in first practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Williams&#8217; Carlos Sainz was fifth, while Racing Bulls&#8217; Isack Hadjar took seventh with his final lap of the session. Mercedes&#8217; George Russell was ninth, ahead of team-mate Kimi Antonelli and Ferrari&#8217;s Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Norris took to the escape road at Turn 14 at the end of Las Vegas&#8217; famous Strip twice on consecutive laps as he fought to find pace in his McLaren.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He also hit the wall early in the session, although he escaped without damaging the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Piastri, 24 points behind the Briton at the head of the championship, had his off-track moment at Turns Eight and Nine around the Sphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Australian was 0.192secs slower than Norris, continuing the performance trend between the two in most recent races.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Norris has gained 58 points on Piastri in the past six races, to take control of the season and put himself within sniffing distance of the championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Leclerc was quick all session, but Hamilton ended up 0.759secs behind his team-mate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The session is unlikely to be representative of the rest of the weekend as the track is so dirty and will improve as the sessions tick by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Second practice is at 04:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Las #Vegas #Grand #Prix #McLarens #Lando #Norris #Oscar #Piastri #struggle #Charles #Leclerc #fastest #practice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Williams&#8217; Carlos Sainz was fifth, while Racing Bulls&#8217; Isack Hadjar took seventh with his final lap of the session. 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