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.

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,

Lewis Hamilton will start the Las Vegas Grand Prix from 10th after he made mistakes on each of his flying laps while George Russell will start from pole.

Lewis Hamilton looked furious after a handful of mistakes cost him in Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying, saying "it is what it is" after being asked what went wrong before finishing in 10th place

Hamilton will start only 10th in Sin City on Saturday night after he made mistakes on each of his flying laps.

Lewis Hamilton reacting to his P10 start in Las Vegas. (Image: Sky Sports F1.) Lewis Hamilton could only say "it is what it is" after a disappointing qualifying session in Las Vegas. The Mercedes driver will start Sunday's race from 10th on the grid, while his team-mate George Russell took pole position.

George Russell will line up on pole position as the Las Vegas Grand Prix after a stellar lap whilst team-mate Lewis Hamilton endured a horror show and will line-up in tenth

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

Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of Lando Norris as three-time champion Max Verstappen struggled for grip in Thursday's late-night second free practice session for this weekend's Las Vegas Grand

Lewis Hamilton led George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in first practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Hamilton headed Russell by 0.396 after they traded fastest times at the end of the session, having set the pace throughout the hour.