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What did McLaren do wrong to get Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris disqualified from the Las Vegas F1 Grand Prix?

24 November 2025

McLaren apologises to Norris and Piastri as F1 officials explain why the drivers were disqualified in Las Vegas.

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Championship leader Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri have been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix in a setback to the McLaren duo's title bids
	24 Nov: Championship leader Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri have been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix in a setback to the McLaren duo's title bids... more

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris disqualified, Max Verstappen wins
	24 Nov: Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have both been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix, in a stunning post-race moment that has blown the battle for the Formula 1 drivers' championship wide open.... more

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	21 Nov: Oscar Piastri has not been able to show his true pace in Las Vegas, with the second practice session on Friday being cut short for "track maintenance".... more

Kiwi driver Liam Lawson briefly topped the timesheets in third practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
	21 Nov: Kiwi driver Liam Lawson briefly topped the timesheets in third practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix ... more

Police investigating a double fatality crash on State Highway One north of Timaru yesterday, want the public's help
	21 Nov: Police investigating a double fatality crash on State Highway One north of Timaru yesterday, want the public's help... more

Liam Lawson is preparing to roll the Formula One dice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
	21 Nov: Liam Lawson is preparing to roll the Formula One dice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix... more

F1 Las Vegas start time, how to watch grand prix, and drivers' championship standings
	20 Nov: Oscar Piastri enters the third-last grand prix of the season further away from the drivers' championship lead than he has been all year.... more

A former transport company boss whose runaway truck killed road worker, Johnathon Walters - has been jailed for three years
	20 Nov: A former transport company boss whose runaway truck killed road worker, Johnathon Walters - has been jailed for three years... more

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