Lando Norris took another big step towards his maiden world title as he survived treacherous wet conditions in Las Vegas to put his car on pole for Saturday night’s big race in Sin City.

Despite finishing second, it was a good result in the championship battle for Lando Norris because he extended his lead over his nearest rival, Oscar Piastri, who finished fourth.

Lando Norris will be on pole for Sunday's Brazil Grand Prix after a brilliant Saturday at Interlagos. The McLaren driver won the sprint race this morning and went fastest in all three sessions in qualifying.

Lando Norris will start tomorrow night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix from pole position, having been fastest in a thrilling qualifying session run entirely in the wet, his best Q3 time being a 1’47”934. For the McLaren driver it was his sixth pole of the season,

But Norris and team-mate Oscar Piastri were stripped of their respective second and fourth-placed finishes for running illegal cars after the rearmost skids underneath their McLar