Key attribute pinpointed which will win the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Patience could be the crucial trait which wins the inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Pole sitter Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 arrives in parc ferme. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 22, Las Vegas
Pole sitter Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23 arrives in parc ferme. Formula 1 World…

That’s the prediction from Sky Sports’ F1 experts after wat🦹ching an intriguing qualifying on the brand-new track🥀.

Charles Leclerc will start on pole - ahead of Max Verstappen and George Rꦡussell - while Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez were among the victims of the troublesome new c🐼ircuit.

Tyres and temperature hꦅave been a recurrin𒈔g theme, and dealing with those issues will be critical for whoever succeeds in the grand prix.

“Probably going to come down to patience, it sounds🅺 like,” Danica Patrick said. 

“All the dr𒈔ivers ar🧜e talking about graining on the tyres - when you lose it, it’s gone. 

“So, it’s whoever has the most discipline to just be patient and not over-drive, which is an easy thing to do especially when you start the ꦉrace and having pressure behind you. 

“Whoever has the best straight-line speed will have the most comfort.&nbs🐬p;

“🐎They will be able to get their exit themselves and st💖ay ahead. Patience is probably what’s going to save them.”

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Jenson Button said: “To stop 🍰front-right graining, you push that🥃 tyre less. 

“You go through a stage, then it’s fℱine to push it harder. 

“But while e♕veryone’s doing that, there’s going to be one or two who thinks ‘I can make up a few places!’ 

“Fernando 📖Alonso comes to mind, and a few others! 

“It’s going to be a real mixed bag.

“George Russell hasn’t run the hard tyre yet, and th🐓ey think they might run it in the ra🌺ce. 

“They have to think of their feet. Strateg𒊎ists are going to be working flat-out!”

Button accepted that the tricky track conditions ♋have made life a nightmare for F1 teams tꦜhis weekend so far.

“It’s really difficult,” he said after watching Mercedes and Red Bull, among other, suffer💎 during qualifying. 

“Some drivers can, some cars can, i꧂t’s all up in the air. I love it! We all love t🎀his, apart from the teams and drivers.

“I🌞nterestingly, when I watch Leclerc’s lap, it does sou♍nd like he’s overlapping at the end of the braking. 

“He’s at top speed, it sounds like he’s braking on throttle a little bit, which raises the temperature of the tyres and the♍ br🐼akes before he hits them really hard. 

“It will beꦆ interesting to hear. It🐟 might just be the sound…”

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