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

Lewis Hamilton rued the missed opportunities from Qualifying despite a spectacular recovery drive at the 2024 Las Vegas GP.

Lewis Hamilton said he “should have been on pole” but “didn’t do a good enough job” as he could only qualify 10th on the grid for Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton paced both of Thursday night's practices at the Las Vegas Grand Prix just two weeks after one of the worst races of his career. The Mercedes driver was despondent over his performance in Brazil when he intimated after the race he wasn't even sure he wanted to finish the final three races of the season.

George Russell put Mercedes on the pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in an upset over teammate Lewis Hamilton, who had been considered the favorite but struggled in Friday night's final qualifying session.

George Russell says his victory at the Las Vegas Grand Prix was "a dream of a weekend". The Briton took a dominant win from pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, who fought back from 10th on the grid.

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

Mercedes driver George Russell won the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night on the Strip. Russell started first and finished 7.313 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished fifth and scored enough points to clinch his fourth consecutive F1 world title with two races remaining in the season.