P1racenews AI automatic summary:
McLaren was thrown out of the results in Las Vegas last weekend for a technical infringement.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella revealed the reason behind McLaren’s skid blocks excessively wearing out during the Las Vegas Grand Prix, resulting in a double disqualification for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. The race saw Max Verstappen of Red Bull clinch victory, with Norris finishing second and Piastri fourth. Post-race technical checks found that McLaren’s floor skid blocks had exceeded the allowable wear limit, leading to their disqualification. Stella denied any risk-taking with the car’s set-up, citing unexpected porpoising causing large vertical car oscillations during the race as the root cause. Despite McLaren adding safety margins to avoid trouble, the onset of significant porpoising nullified these measures, making it challenging to mitigate the issue on the track.
