Key events
Soccer’s done. Time to watch some cars go fast under the bright lights of Vegas.
I’m pulling double-duty tonight. Please check out the five minutes of stoppage time in the NWSL final:
Weather report
After yesterday’s soggy qualifying, Accuweather informs us that “a shower cannot be ruled out during the race.” Great.
Preamble
After such a long slog with plenty of breaks tossed into the mix, the F1 season wraps in rapid fashion:
Tonight: Las Vegas
Next week: Qatar
The week after: Abu Dhabi
And that’s it.
We have a legit three-way contest in the season standings, but if Lando Norris can win from the pole tonight, that may all but eliminate four-time defending champ Max Verstappen.
Tonight’s lineup and where they stand on the season is …
-
Lando Norris, McLaren (1st, 390)
-
Max Verstappen, Red Bull (3rd, 341)
-
Carlos Sainz, Williams
-
George Russell, Mercedes (4th, 276)
-
Oscar Piastri, McLaren (2nd, 366)
-
Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
-
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
-
Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
-
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
-
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
-
Nico Hulkenberg, Kick Sauber
-
Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
-
Esteban Ocon, Haas
-
Oliver Bearman, Haas
-
Franco Colapinto, Alpine
-
Alex Albon, Williams
-
Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
-
Gabriel Bortoleto, Kick Sauber
-
Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
-
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here’s how Cadillac is preparing for life in F1:
Twelve months ago at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, Cadillac were finally given the green light as Formula One’s newest entry for 2026. Building the team from scratch has entailed a frenetic work rate that the team principal, Graeme Lowdon, has compared to the Apollo moon landing. As F1 descends on Vegas this weekend, Cadillac know time is getting tight.
At the final race of the season to be staged in the United Statess, with just over 100 days to go before they take to the track for the first time in Melbourne at the 2026 opener, Cadillac have come on in leaps and bounds but, in what must seem like a sisyphean task, they are aware there will never be enough hours in the day.
The chief technical officer, Nick Chester, joined the nascent operation in March 2023 shortly after it was formed, when the team were without even an approved entry. He has been at its heart ever since and enjoys a wry smile when considering the ride.
“You can have five minutes looking back at what you’ve done and go: ‘Wow, isn’t this fantastic what we’ve done in less than three years,’” he says. “And then the next minute you think: ‘Yeah, we’ve still got quite a lot to do.’”
You can read the full article below:
