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F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Red Bull's Max Verstappen overtook teammate Sergio Perez, twice passed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and survived both a time penalty and a collision with Mercedes' George Russell to win an entertaining Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Starting second on the grid, Verstappen passed Leclerc at Turn 1, but was slapped with a five-second time penalty after being adjudged to have forced the Ferrari off the track, as the drivers struggled with low grip in the cool conditions of the Las Vegas evening, reports Xinhua.

Verstappen's tyres appeared to be graining at a faster rate than those of Leclerc, who took back the lead on Lap 16, prompting the Red Bull to dive into the pits for fresh rubber.