FIA Disqualifies Both McLaren Cars From Las Vegas GP Over Skid-Plank Wear

Overview

• FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer reported rear skid-plank thickness below the 9 mm minimum on both McLarens, leading stewards to exclude Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri from the results.
• The disqualification strips Norris’s runner-up and Piastri’s fourth-place points; revised standings list Norris on 390, with Verstappen and Piastri tied on 366.
• Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with George Russell classified on the podium, after Norris had started from pole in a rain-soaked qualifying.
• The weekend featured low-grip conditions and an FP2 stoppage after the FIA confirmed a loose manhole cover at Turn 17 on the temporary street circuit.
• Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto retired following a first-lap incident, as the reshaped title fight heads next to Lusail for the Qatar round.