George Russell on pole in Las Vegas with Lewis Hamilton 10th

Mercedes driver George Russell is on pole position (John Locher/AP)

George Russell put his Mercedes on pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix as team-mate Lewis Hamilton faltered to qualify only 10th.

As Russell saw off Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz by just 0.098 seconds to land top spot in Sin City, Hamilton was left to rue two mistakes which leaves him way down the order.