Overview
- FIA stewards disqualified both McLarens in Las Vegas for plank wear below the 9 mm minimum, voiding Lando Norris’s on‑track second and Oscar Piastri’s result.
- Max Verstappen kept the Vegas win and is now level with Piastri and 24 points behind Norris with a sprint in Qatar and the Abu Dhabi finale still to come.
- Norris called his Turn 1 overreach “pretty embarrassing” and vowed to learn, while radio captured him complaining about Verstappen’s large formation‑lap gap; McLaren said it is unclear if that affected his error.
- Team boss Andrea Stella issued a public apology as McLaren reviews ride‑height choices, with Jos Verstappen labeling the setup call a “huge blunder.”
- Norris can clinch the championship in Qatar by outscoring both rivals by two points, though the sprint format adds jeopardy and Autosport’s analysis tips Lusail as a strong track for McLaren.