F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix LIVE RESULTS: Latest updates as Leclerc starts on pole while Hamilton has work to do in tenth

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Charles Leclerc will start on pole in Sin City after a superb qualifying performance.

The 26-year-old’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz finished just behind him in qualifying but will be forced to start the race in 12th after a 10-place grid penalty.

The Spaniard caused the first practice session at the Las Vegas Grand Prix to be cancelled after less than ten minutes of action when he drove over a loose manhole cover.

CCTV footage from the track showed the moment Sainz's car caused a huge outburst of sparks as the bottom of his car was ravaged by the cover.

The freak accident at the newly-created street circuit caused irreparable damage to his engine and chassis.

The damage meant Sainz would need to take a third energy store component, with drivers only allowed two for the full season.

Ferrari asked for an exception to the rules to make penalty-free repairs on the car due to the "highly unusual external circumstances".

However, race stewards rejected this request and handed Sainz a ten-place grid penalty.

Meanwhile, F1 champion Max Verstappen will start second on the grid, while Lewis Hamilton has work to do in tenth.