Overview
- Reclassified results leave Max Verstappen 24 points behind leader Lando Norris and level with Oscar Piastri, with two weekends and 58 points still available including the Qatar sprint.
- FIA checks recorded sub‑9 mm skid‑block readings on both McLarens, including 8.88 and 8.93 mm on Norris’s car and values as low as 8.74 mm on Piastri’s.
- Stewards confirmed the exclusions around 01:41 local time after hearings, noting the regulations mandate disqualification regardless of intent; McLaren cited limited practice and high‑speed bouncing as mitigating factors.
- The revised classification promoted George Russell to second and rookie Kimi Antonelli to the podium, while Nico Hülkenberg moved up to seventh.
- McLaren retains the right to appeal, and the decision continues a 2025 pattern of underfloor infringements following disqualifications for Lewis Hamilton in China and Nico Hülkenberg in Bahrain.