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Verstappen Wins Las Vegas GP as McLaren Disqualified for Skid-Block Breach

Post-race checks found both McLarens below the 9mm skid-block minimum, triggering disqualifications that compress the title fight with two rounds left.

Overview

  • FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer measured excessive wear on the rearmost skid blocks of both McLarens, leading stewards to rule a breach of the regulations.
  • Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were excluded from the classification, voiding their on-track finishes of second and fourth and leaving them with no points from the race.
  • The revised result confirms Max Verstappen as winner and elevates Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli to second and third.
  • The championship now has Norris on 390 points with Verstappen level with Piastri on 366, putting Verstappen 24 points behind with Qatar and Abu Dhabi still to run, including a Qatar sprint.
  • Norris and Piastri were summoned to the stewards late in Las Vegas, and the ruling aligns with past disqualifications for skid-plank wear under F1’s technical enforcement.