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Both McLaren drivers were disqualified in Las Vegas following post-race FIA checks.
The FIA has explained that both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix due to exceeding the legal skid-block wear requirements.
Norris finished second in the race with Piastri coming in fifth, but both McLaren cars did not meet the minimum 9 mm requirement for skid block thickness set by the FIA technical regulations.
Even though McLaren argued for “mitigating circumstances” such as porpoising issues and limited data from lack of dry running, the FIA upheld the disqualifications.
This ruling means Norris now holds a 24-point lead over both Piastri and Max Verstappen heading into the Qatar Grand Prix, where Verstappen won in Las Vegas.
The FIA report confirmed McLaren’s breach of the regulations and the measurements taken that led to the disqualifications.
