George Russell won the Formula 1 race Saturday night in the Las Vegas Grand Prix and his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton was second.

Earlier this year, Mercedes went 1-2 with drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton; it was stripped when Russell's car was found underweight. Four months later, the team finds redemption on the cold streets of Las Vegas.

George Russell put his Mercedes on pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as team-mate Lewis Hamilton faltered to qualify only 10th. As Russell saw off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by just 0.098 seconds to land top spot in Sin City,

George Russell carried the baton for Mercedes in qualifying as Lewis Hamilton made two costly errors and finished in P10. However, the seven-time world champion could take a leaf out of his team-mate’s book and deploy a pre-session power nap.

Las Vegas GP 2024: Max Verstappen wins title, George Russell wins race ahead of charging Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen crossed the line in the city that never sleeps in fifth place and sealed his fourth consecutive world champion title in the Las Vegas Grand Prix with two races to spare.

The Red Bull driver did enough to emerge from the final American race of the season with his fourth straight title.

An ecstatic George Russell had just won the Formula 1 race Saturday night when he exclaimed in his radio, “Vegas!” He was ready to start celebrating in America’s party capital, saying he would skip his flight back to his home in the United Kingdom to make the most of his Las Vegas Grand Prix victory.

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton react to a 1-2 finish for the Mercedes pair in Las Vegas.

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were surprised at the unexpected pace of the W15 F1 car in Las Vegas. The car's performance not only allowed