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Max Verstappen at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix

F1 stars in DEVASTATING retirement from Las Vegas Grand Prix

Max Verstappen at the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix — Photo: © IMAGO

F1 stars in DEVASTATING retirement from Las Vegas Grand Prix

An F1 star's Las Vegas GP weekend has gone from bad to worse

Sheona Mountford
F1 Journalist
Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

A pair of drivers have retired from the Las Vegas Grand Prix in the early stages, ending their weekends early.

Pierre Gasly was the first to drop out of the race, devastating the Frenchman after he qualified a stunning third on Friday night.

READ MORE: F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Results: Verstappen crowned CHAMPION despite stunning Mercedes 1-2

Meanwhile, Alex Albon was running in P10 and a crucial points position for Williams, but a suspected power unit issue forced him to back into the pits.

The Williams star has failed to finish a grand prix since Austin, and he bemoaned yet another retirement over team radio.

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Alpine and Williams suffer major blow at Las Vegas GP

However, their situation did not improve in Las Vegas where Albon made a Q1 exit, and Franco Colapinto was involved in a terrifying crash in Q2.

The Argentine's car suffered extensive damage, with Williams once again presented with a mammoth task to repair the car in time for the grand prix. Colapinto was cleared to race, but was forced to start in the pitlane and could only finish well out of the points.

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