Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton suffered a new low in what he said was his hardest year in Formula One after qualifying last at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday.

Title rivals Lando Norris and Max Verstappen will start on the front row for the Las Vegas Grand Prix after a tricky session.

Hamilton, who qualified 20th, misjudged the red-light on the Vegas straight and could have set another timed lap

Among those who didn’t complete a flying soft lap are Oscar Piastri, the closest title challenger; Max Verstappen, still in mathematical contention for the championship; and George Russell, last year’s winner, although the Mercedes driver did get around two-thirds of the way around the lap, including with a purple first sector.