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 watching an intriguing qual💟ifying on the brand-new track.

C🎶harles Leclerc will start on pole - ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell - while Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez were among the victims of the troublesome new circuit.

Tyres and temperature have been a recurring theme, and dealing with tho👍se issues will be critical for whoever succeeds in the grand prix.

“⭕Probably going to come down𒁏 to patience, it sounds like,” Danica Patrick said. 

“All the drivers are 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 race and having pressure behind you. 

“Whoever has the best straight-line s🥃peed will have the most comfort. 

“They will be able to get their exitꦯ themselves and stay ahead. Patience is probab෴ly what’s going to save them.”

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Jenson🐻 Button sa𝔍id: “To stop front-right graining, you push that tyre less. 

“You go t💦hrough a stage, ✃then it’s fine to push it harder. 

“But while everyone’s doing that, there’s going to be onꦅe or two who 🔯thinks ‘I can make up a few places!’ 

“Fernando A�♏�lonso 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 they think they might run it 🐽in the race. 

𝔉“They have to think of their feet. St▨rategists are going to be working flat-out!”

Button accepted that the tricky track conditions have made life a nightmare for F1ꦍ teams this weekend so far.

“It’s really difficult,” he said after watching Mercedes anꦑd Red Bull, am⛄ong other, suffer during qualifying. 

“Some drivers can, som🏅e cars can, it’s all up in the air. I love it! We all love t༒his, apart from the teams and drivers.

“Interestingly, when I watch Leclerc’s lap, it does sound like he’s oveꦐrlapp🌠ing 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 brakes before༺ he hits them really hard. 

“It will 😼be interesting to h🦩ear. It might just be the sound…”

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