Overview
- FIA checks found rear skid thickness under the 9mm minimum on both McLarens, with Norris’s car measured at 8.88mm (RHS front) and 8.93mm (RHS rear), leading to late‑night disqualifications hours after the race.
- McLaren accepted the measurements, apologized, and said it will investigate unexpected porpoising and possible accidental damage, as officials noted the breach was unintentional but the only permissible penalty was disqualification.
- Max Verstappen took the lead at Turn 1 and dominated to win on track by more than 20 seconds, while the revised classification promoted Mercedes’ George Russell and Kimi Antonelli to second and third.
- The updated standings now show Norris on 390 points with Piastri and Verstappen tied on 366, setting up a three‑way contest heading into a sprint weekend in Qatar before the Abu Dhabi finale.
- Weekend conditions limited setup data and increased floor‑wear risk, with wet qualifying, shortened practice and the bumpy Las Vegas street circuit cited by McLaren in its mitigation case.