Verstappen Questions FIA's Random F1 Checks After McLaren Las Vegas Disqualifications
He contends only checking all 20 cars would be fair given how teams chase the limits.
Overview
- Max Verstappen told Viaplay that "half" the grid would be disqualified if every car were checked each weekend and said "we're all finding illegal performance."
- Post‑race technical inspections are applied at stewards' discretion rather than to every car, creating selective enforcement that Verstappen says distorts fairness.
- In Las Vegas, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri lost their results after random checks found rear skid blocks thinner than the legal 9 mm limit.
- Earlier in Shanghai, Charles Leclerc was excluded for being underweight, Lewis Hamilton for excessive skid‑block wear, and Pierre Gasly for minimum‑weight infringement.
- Lando Norris secured the 2025 title over Verstappen by two points in Abu Dhabi, with the Las Vegas penalties cited as influential, and no FIA procedural overhaul has been announced.