Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified.

      The stewards of the Las Vegas Grand Prix disqualified McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for their cars' non-compliance with the technical regulations. A post-race technical inspection found that the thickness of the reference plank under the McLaren cars' floors was less than the permitted 9 mm. Measurements of the plank on Piastri's car showed a thickness of 8.96 mm at the front left, 8.74 mm at the front right and 8.90 mm at the rear right. Similar measurements on Norris's car showed the plank thickness as 8.88 mm at the front right and 8.93 mm at the rear right. The measurement instrument's error is 0.001 mm. After the disqualifications, the final classification of the Las Vegas Grand Prix changed: George Russell moved up to second place, Kimi Antonelli to third, Charles Leclerc to fourth, Carlos Sainz to fifth, Isack Hadjar to sixth, Nico Hülkenberg to seventh, Lewis Hamilton to eighth, Esteban Ocon to ninth and Oliver Bearman to tenth. In the drivers' standings Lando Norris retained the lead with 390 points. Second and third places are now shared by Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen with 366 points. The fight for the title will continue next weekend in Qatar.

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Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified.

The stewards of the Las Vegas Grand Prix disqualified McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for their cars' non-compliance with the technical regulations.