Carlos Sainz Jnr should have completed a clean sweep of the front row for the Scuderia after qualifying second. Unfortunately for Ferrari, circumstances started to go against them long before race day. The combination of long straights and cool temperatures brought Ferrari back to their best and made them a genuine threat to Red Bull. He hadn’t won once all season, and this was his fifth start from the front.īut those who backed him for victory in Vegas would have fancied their chances of a big pay-out during much of the night’s race.

While the pole-winner in F1 often gets short odds on victory, Charles Leclerc’s rate of winning from the sharp end of the grid is poor.