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McLaren Disqualified From Las Vegas GP for Plank Wear as Title Fight Narrows

FIA scrutineers measured skid blocks below the 9 mm minimum, triggering disqualification under rules that allow no lesser penalty.

Overview

  • Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri lost second and fourth places after post‑race checks found their cars non‑compliant with plank thickness.
  • Official measurements on Norris’s car included 8.88 mm front‑right and 8.93 mm rear‑right, below the required 9 mm.
  • McLaren cited unexpected porpoising and curtailed practice running as mitigating factors, while the FIA noted the breach was involuntary but disqualification was mandatory.
  • The revised result promoted George Russell to second, Andrea Kimi Antonelli to third, and Charles Leclerc to fourth behind winner Max Verstappen.
  • Norris now leads the championship by 24 points over both Verstappen and Piastri with two races plus a Qatar Sprint remaining, leaving 58 points still available.