Max Verstappen emerged on top at the end of an action-packed 2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, beating Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to the chequered flag in a race punctuated by several incidents and Safety Car periods. Leclerc went longer into the race before changing tyres in an opening stint dominated by graining concerns, only for a Safety Car shortly afterwards to allow Verstappen and several other drivers to pit again under caution. However, Russell had been carrying a five-second time penalty for a clash with Verstappen that brought out the aforementioned Safety Car. The Hard proved to be the most effective race tyre, even if it suffered a bit from graining. As for tonight’s longest stints, Sargeant did 35 laps on a set of Hards, and Bottas did 26 on the Medium tyre also noteworthy, considering the fuel load at that point, was Leclerc’s 21 laps on the set of C4 he used from the start.

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