Martin Brundle has questioned whether Lewis Hamilton would have 'breezed to victory' at the Las Vegas Grand Prix as he said after the race had he performed better in qualifying. George Russell won from start to finish in a dominant race for the young British driver while Hamilton came all the way from 10th to second.

Lewis Hamilton said his Las Vegas Grand Prix would have been “a breeze” had he qualified better on Friday night, as had been intended. Hamilton lined up 10th after a lock-up on his first flying lap in Q3 was followed by a track limits infringement in his second,

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 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.