F1 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix LIVE: Race start time, schedule, grid and stream as Russell starts on pole

Formula One driver Yuki Tsunoda was questioned by US border control officials before being allowed into the United States ahead of this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Japanese driver Tsunoda, who has raced in F1 since 2021, says he was traveling with his physio but progressed through immigration on his own.

The 24-year-old was then questioned for several hours, despite having the correct paperwork, before being allowed to enter the country. Tsunoda had flown in ahead of his RB team for a promotional event.

1. Max Verstappen – 393 points

2. Lando Norris – 331 points

3. Charles Leclerc – 307 points

4. Oscar Piastri – 262 points

5. Carlos Sainz – 244 points

6. George Russell – 192 points

7. Lewis Hamilton – 190 points

8. Sergio Perez – 151 points

9. Fernando Alonso – 62 points

10. Nico Hulkenberg – 31 points

11. Yuki Tsunoda – 28 points

12. Pierre Gasly – 26 points

13. Lance Stroll – 24 points

14. Esteban Ocon – 23 points

15. Kevin Magnussen – 14 points

16. Alex Albon – 12 points

17. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 points

18. Ollie Bearman – 7 points

19. Franco Colapinto – 5 points

20. Liam Lawson – 4 points

21. Zhou Guanyu – 0 points

22. Logan Sargeant – 0 points

23. Valtteri Bottas – 0 points

Norris saw his title hopes disintegrate at the last race in Brazil when Verstappen produced one of his best-ever drives to claim victory from 17th on the grid in wet conditions.

With 62 points separating the pair with three races to go, Red Bull’s Verstappen will win his fourth consecutive F1 title if he finishes above McLaren’s Norris at this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The Argentine driver, who has been linked with a seat at Red Bull for 2025, was pushing to reach the top-10 shootout in Q2 on Friday night.

Yet the 21-year-old got his angles wrong as he clipped the wall at turn 15, sending his Williams off course and slamming into the wall.

Formula One is reportedly in talks with General Motors about an 11th team joining the grid in 2026.

Yet Sky Sports News understands that, with former boss Michael Andretti out of the picture, a GM entry led by businessman Dan Towriss – the majority shareholder of Andretti Global – is being considered for an entry into the sport as early as 2026.

• George Russell – 9/4
• Carlos Sainz – 5/2
• Charles Leclerc – 13/5
• Max Verstappen – 6/1
• Lando Norris – 8/1
• Oscar Piastri – 1/22
• Lewis Hamilton – 22/1
• Pierre Gasly – 125/1
• Yuki Tsunoda – 275/1

Michael Buffer and his brother Bruce will join forces to introduce Formula One’s stars for Saturday’s celebrity-fueled Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Michael, famous for his ‘Let’s Get Ready to Rumble’ phrase, was hired by F1 bosses ahead of the US Grand Prix in Austin in 2017.

Bruce, known for yelling ‘It’s Time’, announced the grid’s drivers prior to last year’s event on the Strip.

“During qualifying, Franco sustained a significant impact of over 50G, requiring a medical check up.

“An impact of this magnitude is obviously significant and severe and he will need to be evaluated again tomorrow before we will know whether he is clear to race. Franco’s health is all that matters and we are glad he is otherwise okay.

“We will provide further updates when we can.”