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FIA Disqualifies Both McLarens After Las Vegas, Tightening F1 Title Race

The FIA stripped both McLarens of their Las Vegas results for excessive plank wear, cutting Lando Norris’s lead to 24 points with two events remaining.

Overview

  • Max Verstappen’s Las Vegas victory stands, giving him his 69th career win and keeping his title bid alive.
  • Post‑race scrutineering found the skid planks on Lando Norris’s and Oscar Piastri’s cars below the 9 mm limit, a breach that carries disqualification under F1 rules.
  • Norris loses his Las Vegas points and now leads by 24 over Piastri and Verstappen, with Piastri ahead on countback due to more wins.
  • Fifty‑eight points remain on the table across Qatar on Nov. 30, which includes a sprint, and Abu Dhabi on Dec. 7.
  • McLaren remains assured of the Constructors’ Championship despite scoring no points in Las Vegas.