As anyone who’s been to Las Vegas, fortunes can change quickly in Sin City—even in Formula One.
Hours after Lando Norris celebrated a second-place finish at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which pushed him 30 points clear of teammate Oscar Piastri in the championship standings and even further ahead of four-time reigning champion Max Verstappen, both McLarens were summoned to a stewards meeting over potentially excessive skid wear. The result was a double disqualification, which not only negated Norris’s second-place and Piastri’s fourth, but also enhanced Verstappen’s victory.
