Overview
- Post-race scrutineering found both Lando Norris’s and Oscar Piastri’s McLarens non-compliant for excessive plank wear at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
- Stewards recorded skid-block thicknesses under the 9 mm limit—about 8.88–8.93 mm on Norris’s car and 8.96–8.90 mm on Piastri’s—triggering the standard sanction of disqualification.
- The updated standings place Max Verstappen 24 points behind leader Norris and level with Piastri, with 58 points still available across Qatar’s sprint weekend and Abu Dhabi.
- Verstappen won the race, while Norris had initially finished second and Piastri fourth before both results were removed from the final classification.
- McLaren called the infringement inadvertent and blamed unexpected porpoising, indicated it is unlikely to appeal, and noted similar rulings earlier this season.