Eying his first ever F1 world championship, Norris said he's aiming to go flat out and continue his run of victories to close out the season with three back-to-back race weekends to go.

LAS VEGAS — Formula 1 returned to Las Vegas for the first time in 41 years determined to be the most glamourous event on the globe-hopping schedule.

We've reached the halfway point of Free Practice 1. Max Verstappen sits in P1 with a 1:35.776. Charles Leclerc is second, less than two tenths behind him, with George Russell, Yuki Tsunoda and Carlos Sainz rounding out the top five at the moment.

The risk is the most acute for Thursday night's FP2 session, with the FIA's official weather service from Meteo France predicting a 40% chance of precipitation. That's up from 20% for FP1 as well as Friday's FP3 and qualifying, while Saturday's night race is expected to remain dry.