Live: Piastri trying to fight back after being hit on first lap in Las Vegas

3h agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 2:08am
Live: F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix
1m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:21am
Antonelli has done a great job for Mercedes teammate
Mercedes driver George Russell is struggling in third.
He has fallen well off the pace of the leaders.
And if it was not for his teammate, he may have been under pressure from Oscar Piastri.
Kimi Antonelli, who is running fourth but has a five-second penalty, has done a great job to halt Piastri and Charles Leclerc.
Piastri and Leclerc could have caught Russell, but they could not get passed and excellent defensive effort from Antonelli.
4m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:18am
Five laps to go: Max Verstappen in control
Only a disaster will prevent Max Verstappen from winning this race.
It would be the 69th grand prix win of his career.
Oscar Piastri is on track to finish fourth, but Charles Leclerc is still pressing hard on the Australian.
8m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:14am
43/50: Piastri stuck behind Antonelli
Oscar Piastri is in fifth, but in reality he is in fourth place because of the five-second penalty for Kimi Antonelli.
Piastri is under pressure from behind by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
12m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:10am
10 laps to go
13m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:09am
40/50: Verstappen holds his 5-second lead over Norris
Max Verstappen is in full control.
He leads Lando Norris by five seconds.
George Russell is a further six seconds behind.
Then there is an epic battle between Kimi Antonelli, Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc for fourth place.
Antonelli has a five-second penalty.
14m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:07am
38/50: The battle for fourth heats up
Oscar Piastri has his rear wing open on the back straight.
But Antonelli is defending his position terrifically.
The young Italian holds the inside line and the Aussie cannot make the move on the outside.
Charles Leclerc is now on the rear wing of Piastri.
17m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:05am
37/50: Piastri is catching Antonelli for fourth place
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli pitted around lap 3.
He is trying to pull off an audacious strategy.
He is fourth, but Oscar Piastri is catching.
Piastri really needs to pass the young Italian and put a gap between him and Charles Leclerc.
A reminder, Antonelli has a five-second penalty for a false start.
20m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:02am
35/50: Max Verstappen leads by five seconds
It is Max Verstappen vs Lando Norris for the win.
Verstappen has a five-second lead and tyres that have done three fewer laps.
But Lando Norris has been very quick in the second half of this race.
22m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 5:00am
34/50: Lando Norris is up to second place
Lando Norris is on the rear wing of George Russell.
Norris opens the rear wing on the back straight, and the McLaren driver flies by.
Norris can now set his sights on Max Verstappen and the race win.
23m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:59am
33/50: Norris is catching Russell for second
Lando Norris is the fastest driver on the circuit.
The McLaren driver is catching George Russell at a rate of knots in the battle for second.
Max Verstappen leads by four seconds.
24m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:57am
32/50: Piastri being chased by Leclerc
Oscar Piastri is in fifth.
He is chasing Kimi Antonelli, who is fourth, and pitted on the second lap.
Meanwhile, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc is catching Piastri.
This battle for fourth is spicy.
28m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:54am
29/50: Verstappen leads, Piastri trying to fight
Max Verstappen leads by 2.7 seconds over George Russell.
Lando Norris is third, and the championship leader is quick.
Oscar Piastri is sixth, with Hulkenberg (4th) needing to pit, and Antonelli (fifth) not required to pit, but it would be stunning if he could drive 48 laps on the hard tyres.
32m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:50am
27/50: Piastri showing speed
Oscar Piastri is the fastest driver on track.
He is enjoying these hard tyres.
The Australian is able to pull away a bit from Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz behind.
He is up to seventh with Esteban Ocon pitting.
Hulkenberg (4th) and Hamilton (5th) have not pitted, while Antonelli (6th) will need to pit again.
35m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:47am
26/50: Max Verstappen pits and emerges on track still in the lead
Max Verstappen pits.
It was a sluggish stop from Red Bull. But Verstappen is able to come back onto the track and retain the lead of the grand prix.
36m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:46am
25/50: Piastri passes Leclerc
Oscar Piastri has made an undercut on Carlos Sainz, AND Charles Leclerc.
The Ferrari driver pitted at the end of lap 24, and he came out behind the Australian.
Great move from the McLaren team.
Piastri is a net-fourth as we stand. His actual position is eighth.
38m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:44am
24/50: Oscar Piastri passes Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz was fourth.
The Spaniard pits and emerges back on track in front of a flying Oscar Piastri.
But the Australian has warmer tyres and his rear wing is open.
Piastri makes the move.
40m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:42am
22/50: Norris pits
Lando Norris pits.
George Russell overtakes Norris and is a net-second.
Charles Leclerc is second but he has not pitted.
41m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:41am
21/50: Verstappen has the fastest lap, Piastri pits
Race leader Max Verstappen has responded to Lando Norris.
The Dutchman has set the fastest lap on lap 21.
Lando Norris is 3.6 seconds behind.
George Russell, who has pitted and is running fifth, is doing similar lap times.
OSCAR PIASTRI PITS.
It is hard tyres for the Australian.
Piastri comes out in 10th, and in clean air.
44m agoSun 23 Nov 2025 at 4:37am



