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McLaren cancel media session as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri await disqualification
McLaren has cancelled team principal Andrea Stella’s post-race media duties at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, as Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are at risk of disqualification due to their MCL39s’ planks being too thin. Following the 50-lap race in Sin City, the Italian will not address the press, with FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer noting that the planks’ thickness was under the required minimum of 9 mm on both cars. The stewards are set to investigate the matter, with McLaren summoned at 23:45 local time. Potential disqualification for Norris and Piastri, who finished second and fourth, could impact the F1 drivers’ standings significantly, returning Norris to a 24-point lead in the title race. This would equal his standing after the São Paulo Grand Prix, while increasing Max Verstappen’s gap behind his teammate. Norris would then have 390 points, with 58 points remaining in the final two rounds, while both Verstappen and Piastri would be at 366 points each.
