{"id":102418,"date":"2025-11-24T06:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/f1-las-vegas-grand-prix-finishes-in-drama-race-favorite-disqualified\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T06:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:59:03","slug":"f1-las-vegas-grand-prix-finishes-in-drama-race-favorite-disqualified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/24\/f1-las-vegas-grand-prix-finishes-in-drama-race-favorite-disqualified\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix Finishes in Drama: Race Favorite Disqualified"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n Posted on: November 23, 2025, 05:55h.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n

\n Last updated on: November 23, 2025, 06:06h.\n <\/p>\n

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Max Verstappen won the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix for Oracle Red Bull Racing on Saturday night, but the real story happened three hours after the race finished.<\/p>\n

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Second-place finisher Lando Norris squirts a celebratory jet of champagne at Max Verstappen, winner of Saturday night\u2019s F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, after the race. Two hours after this photo was taken, however, Norris and a teammate were disqualified following the results of post-race inspections. (Image: Jeff Speer\/Icon Sportswire via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Race officials disqualified McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, after both their MCL39\u2019s failed post-race inspection for excessively worn skid planks.<\/p>\n

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Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing crosses the finish line first after dominating the 2025 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix since Turn 1. (Image: Tayfun Coskun\/Anadolu via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Norris \u2014 who won the previous two races (Mexico and Brazil) and started in Las Vegas from pole position \u2014 was the clear betting favorite going into the race. However, after he slid wide at Turn 1, Verstappen slipped past him and controlled the race from that point forward.<\/p>\n

Norris\u2019 and Piastri\u2019s disqualifications dramatically reshape the F1 Drivers\u2019 Championship picture. Instead of Norris extending his lead to 30 points over Piastri and 42 over Verstappen, he leaves Las Vegas only 24 points ahead of both rivals, who are now tied for second, 366\u2013366.<\/p>\n

With two Grand Prix races and a Sprint remaining, there are 58 points still available across Qatar (November 28-30) and Abu Dhabi (December 5-7), intensifying the title fight down the stretch.<\/p>\n

What are Skid Planks?<\/h2>\n
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A skid plank protects a racecar\u2019s floor from scraping against the racetrack. (Image: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Skid planks are pieces of reinforced wood that limit how much a racecar\u2019s\u00a0 undercarriage can scrape against the track for safety reasons. Running them lower than allowed converts the excessive downforce produced by a racecar\u2019s floor into an unfair aerodynamic advantage.<\/p>\n

After each race, F1\u2019s ruling body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), inspects all 20 cars, checking for things like fuel composition, tire pressure, oil consumption, torque control and skid plank thickness.<\/p>\n

The FIA requires all skid planks to measure 10mm (\u00b10.2mm) when new, with a minimum of 9 mm allowed due to wear. According to Sky Sports, <\/em>Norris\u2019 skid planks measured 8.88mm on the right front and 8.93 mm on the right rear, while Piastri\u2019s measured 8.96mm on the left front, 8.75mm on the right front, and 8.9 mm on the right rear.<\/p>\n

In McLaren\u2019s post-race press release, team principal Andrea Stella explained the problem with both cars as unexplained high levels of bouncing not seen in the practice sessions, which led to excessive contact with the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are investigating the reasons for this behavior of the car, including the effect of accidental damage sustained by both cars, which we found after the race, and that led to an increase of movement of the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the readjusted standings, which saw Kimi Antonelli, who initially finished fifth, promoted to the podium:<\/p>\n

1. Max Verstappen
2. George Russell
3. Kimi Antonelli
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Carlos Sainz
6. Isack Hadjar
7. Nico Hulkenberg
8. Lewis Hamilton
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Oliver Bearman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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