McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix after their cars were found not to comply with technical regulations.

Norris appeared to have moved a step closer to his first world title with a second-place finish behind reigning champion Max Verstappen in Nevada, having started out in pole position.

But shortly after Verstappen’s victory, Norris learned that he and McLaren team-mate Piastri had been placed under investigation due to excessive skid block wear.

Confirmation of the stunning double disqualification arrived at around 10am GMT, a decision which leaves Verstappen level with Piastri in the championship standings on 366 points.

Norris remains top of the leaderboard but sees his lead slashed to 24 points ahead of next week

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