Overview
- Lando Norris leads the standings on 408 points, with Max Verstappen on 396 and Oscar Piastri on 392, and a top-three finish would secure Norris the championship with 25 points left to award.
- Norris was fastest in both Friday sessions, clocking 1:24.485 in FP1 by 0.008s over Verstappen and 1:23.083 in FP2 by 0.363s.
- Piastri ceded FP1 to Patricio O’Ward and placed 11th in FP2, 0.680s off Norris, after returning to his McLaren.
- Earlier disqualifications for McLaren in Las Vegas over floor thickness measurements just under the 9 mm minimum tightened the title race, according to Spanish press reports.
- Final practice and qualifying take place today at Yas Marina, where overtaking is typically limited, with live coverage on Disney+ Premium, Fox Sports and F1 TV Pro.