Motor racing-Piastri hopeful of making up places after Las Vegas qualifying blow

Formula One F1 - Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - November 21, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri during qualifying REUTERS/Daniel Cole

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) -Oscar Piastri's hopes of winning for the first time since August, and reviving his rapidly deflating Formula One title hopes, suffered another setback after he qualified fifth in a rainswept Las Vegas on Friday.

With McLaren teammate and championship leader Lando Norris on pole for the third race in a row, the Australian needs to find something special on Saturday to avoid handing Norris a huge advantage.