New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- In a dramatic twist after the chequered flag, McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified from their second and fourth-place finishes at the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Both MCL39 cars failed the mandatory post-race skid block inspection, handing Max Verstappen a huge boost in the championship fight.

FIA technical delegates discovered that the rearmost skid wear on both McLaren cars measured below the minimum 9mm thickness required by Article 3.5.9 of the Technical Regulations. When the parts were re-measured in front of the stewards and McLaren representatives, the wear was found to be even greater than initially reported.

The stewards' document stated that the skid blocks on both cars wer...