Lando Norris looks thoughtful at the 2025 F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Saturday, November 22, 2025
Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix
F1 World Championship

Lando Norris's dramatic drop in pace at the end of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix alerted race officials to look closely at McLaren's cars. With both then disqualified, Max Verstappen returned to the title race

From the perspective of his outside title prospects, things could hardly have gone any better for Max Verstappen in Vegas. But post-race, they did.

After he reeled off a commanding start-to-finish victory, his sixth of the season with Lando Norris a distant second (and Oscar Piastri a further distant fourth, behind George Russell), the two McLarens were disqualified for excessive plank wear.

Norris lost the advantage of his wet weather pole in the opening seconds, over-committing into Turn 1 after aggressively squeezing out Verstappen. As he ran wide, he gifted Verstappen the position – and ultimately the victory.

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